Hamstring Injuries
Conditions
Keywords
physiotherapies techniques, Range of Motion, Hamstring Muscles, Prevention and Control, Muscuoeskeletal Manipulations.
Brief summary
Introduction: The prevalence of hamstring injuries in football is high, causing an increase in the number of casualties and a high socio-economic cost. Currently there are different treatment protocols for this muscle group, but there are often no comparisons of different types of passive, active and combined therapies, and their potential efficacy, in professional football players. Objectives: To compare the efficacy of three different interventions; passive manual therapy, active therapy based on therapeutic exercise and combined therapy, in relation to hamstring injuries in professional football players. Methodology: A simple Randomised Clinical Trial (RCT) was conducted (NCT04935398). After applying the selection criteria, a sample of 66 professional football players was obtained. They were divided into 3 intervention groups (A, B and C) with 22 participants in each group and were given passive manual therapy, active therapy (exercise) and combined therapy (sum of the above). The corresponding tests and questionnaires were evaluated to obtain data on hamstring flexibility and hip range of movement at three time periods: pre, post and post2.
Interventions
OTHERPassive Neurodynamics and Passive axial hip mobilisation/distraction
The physiotherapist performs passive techniques on the hamstring muscles and the nerve that innervates the hamstring muscles.
OTHERActive therapy
Active lumbopelvic CORE control exercises and active stretching of the ischiopelvic nerves
OTHER2.5.3. Combined therapy
The physiotherapist performs passive techniques on the hamstring muscles and the nerve that innervates the hamstring muscles and active lumbopelvic CORE control exercises and active stretching of the ischiopelvic nerves.
Sponsors
Universidad Católica de Ávila
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Professional football athletes. * Between 18-40 years of age. * Female gender. * Active in competitive season.
Exclusion criteria
* Neurological signs. * Inability to follow the evaluator's instructions. * Physical activity of less than 2 hours per week. * Serious lower limb injury during the study period.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| range of movements measurements | 1 month | Observe the degrees of mobility of the lower limb joints. |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed