Injury;Sports
Conditions
Keywords
range of motion, prevention, Physiotherapy, athletics
Brief summary
In athletics, in the sprint and hurdles disciplines, muscle injuries account for a significant proportion of injuries. The hamstrings are particularly vulnerable, accounting for between 12% and 26% of all injuries in these sports. A single-blind study was conducted on 20 hurdler patients with the intention of assessing hip mobility, hamstring flexibility and performance. To collect this data, the research team will conduct examinations and interviews with the athletes in two groups: an experimental group using LightBack and a placebo group.
Interventions
DEVICELIGHTBACK
This group will perform a standard 20-minute warm-up, and the LIGHTBACK protocol is also included.
DEVICEPlacebo
This group will perform a standard 20-minute warm-up, but the LIGHTBACK protocol is not included and a similar placebo is used.
Sponsors
Universidad Católica de Ávila
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Masking description
Placebo Group
Intervention model description
LIGHTBACK Group
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Sprinters and hurdlers aged 18 to 30 years. * No history of recent (less than 6 months) hamstring or hip injury. * Signed informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
* Cruciate or hamstring tears less than 6 months old; * Hip and back surgery less than 3 months old; * Chronic or acute back problems; * Pregnancy; * Osteoporosis * Tumours, bone cancer of the hip and pelvis; * Direct trauma to the back of the thigh less than 6 months old. * Orthopaedic or neurological pathologies affecting mobility or muscle activation. * Participation in another specific training protocol
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| hip mobility | 5 weeks | measurement of hip mobility measured by goniometry |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| hamstring flexibility | 5 weeks | hamstring flexibility measured with inclinometer, in degrees |
| performance | 5 weeks | It is a numerical result achieved within the jumping tests: contamovement jump (CMJ): It shall be measured using a force platform with an HD system, which ensures accurate data collection. 0 minimum, 100 maximum. |
Countries
Spain
Contacts
Primary ContactJORGE Velázquez Saornil, PhD.
Outcome results
None listed