Immediate Impact of Lumbar Fascia Stretching on Hamstring Flexibility

Immediate Impact of Lumbar Fascia Stretching on Hamstring Flexibility: a Randomized Clinical Trial

Introduction: the hamstring muscles has a great tendency to decrease its extensibility, originating a pathology with a own clinical entity, the Short Hamstring Syndrome (SHS), in addition to other problems on adjacent structures. All this present a great socioeconomic impact in the investigator's society. Various techniques have been demostrated to prduce an increase in flexibility, among which are the fascial techniques.

Objective: to evaluate the immediate efficacy of the treatment of the lumbar fascia in the flexibility of the hamstring musculature.

Methods: 41 women between 18 and 39 years old, in two groups. The experimental group received a technique of fascial stretching in the lumbar area while the control group participated in an off magnetotherapy machine. The hamstring flexibility in both lower limbs was measured by the Straight Leg Raising Test (SLR) and the Passive Popliteal Angle Test (PKE).

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Hamstring Injury
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Treatment of the lumbar fasciae; Other: Placebo intervention

Detailed Description

The hamstring muscles has a great tendency to decrease its extensibility, originating a pathology with a own clinical entity, the Short Hamstring Syndrome (SHS), in addition to other problems on adjacent structures. This study aims to help improve treatment for the problem mentioned before, which can be included within a therapeutic framework to combat SHS. In recent years, investigations have been carried out that include different techniques for stretching the hamstring muscles, as well as the treatment of other structures belonging to the posterior superficial chain. Within this last section, myofascial stretching techniques have been shown to be effective both in the short and medium term. Different techniques for stretching the hamstring muscles have been carried out with the aim of increasing the flexibility of the lower back in general.

he objective is to evaluate the immediate efficacy of the treatment of the lumbar fascia in the flexibility of the hamstring musculature.

The participants are 41 women between 18 and 39 years old, in two groups. The experimental group received a technique of fascial stretching in the lumbar area while the control group participated in an off magnetotherapy machine. The hamstring flexibility in both lower limbs was measured by the Straight Leg Raising Test (SLR) and the Passive Popliteal Angle Test (PKE).

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 41
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Spain
  • Murcia, Spain, 30107
    • Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 39 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Female between 18 and 39 years old.
• Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any alteration that prevents the normal communication between the patient and the therapist at the time of the study.
• Have an injury in the hamstring muscles.
• Have a chronic or acute lumbar pain in the moment of the realization.
• Neurological or orthopedic desease.
• Any important estructural alteration in the lower members that may be likely to alter the results under study.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Fascial treatment; Treatment the lumbar fasciae	Other: Treatment of the lumbar fasciae; Treat the lumbar facial with a manual technique
Placebo Comparator: Placebo group; Introduce in a machine off	Other: Placebo intervention; Introduce in a machine off

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change from Straight Leg Raising Test (SLR)	Test	Pre-intervention and immediately after the intervention
Change from Passive Popliteal Angle Test (PKE)	Test	Pre-intervention and immediately after the intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
IPAQ	Cuestionnary	Pre-intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Juan Javier Bru Ruiz, Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 1, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 1, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): April 30, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 6, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 9, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): April 14, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 14, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 9, 2020
• Last Verified: April 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: flexibility; hamstring muscles; lumbar fascia
• Other Study ID Numbers: CONSORT

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No