Rehabilitation
Conditions
Keywords
mulligan technique, facilitation stretch technique, hamstring, flexibility
Brief summary
There are several research on Mulligan's techniques that have demonstrated their effectiveness in lowering hamstring tightness, and Mulligan is a pain-free therapy that may be used on any patients complaining of low back pain and hamstring tightness. the purpose of this preliminary study was to determine the effect of Mulligan technique versus post facilitation stretch technique on hamstring flexibility in healthy subjects
Interventions
OTHERmulling Straight leg raising technique
Subject was in supine lying, therapist stood at the side of limited, therapist placed subjects flexed knee over therapists shoulder and subject was asked to push therapist away with his leg and then relax. At this point therapist pushed subjects bent knee up as far as in the direction of shoulder.
Muscle energy technique was applied using post facilitation stretch While the participant lying in supine position, the pelvis was strapped down to the table for stabilization and control on accessory movement and the contralateral limb was securely strapped down to the table to prevent excessive hip and pelvic rotations during procedures.The participant's hip was passively flexed and the leg extended until tension was sensed and the participant reported a moderate stretching sensation.
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* age 18-25 years * had 20-50 degrees active knee extension loss with hip and knee in 90 degrees (popliteal angle)
Exclusion criteria
* lower limb and spinal deformity, * hamstring injuries and tightness associated with muscle soreness, * history of fracture or surgery of back pelvis,
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active knee extension test | after two months | Active knee extension test( popliteal angle) is an objective test for measuring tightness of hamstring muscles with electro goniometer while active knee extension. It has been showed excellent inter-rater and intra-rater reliability for assessing hamstring flexibility in asymptomatic healthy adults |
| Passive compliance | after two months | Passive compliance is defined as the ratio of change in angle to the change in passive force. A handheld dynamometer (HHD; Micro Manual Muscle Tester; North Coast Medical Inc.) was used to measure the passive torque. |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Primary ContactAmira M Abd-elmonem, PhD
Outcome results
None listed