Stretching With And Without Pressure Biofeeback In Patients With Postural Syndrome

April 21, 2022 updated by: Riphah International University

Effects Of Stretching With And Without Pressure Biofeeback On Hamstring Muscle Flexibility In Patients With Postural Syndrome

Postural syndrome describes a variety of conditions in which repetitive or continued bad posture over a long period of time causes pain and reduced function in the muscles and joints.

Improper posture can cause pain throughout the length of the spine from the neck to the pelvis. Modern sedentary style of living is one of the main reasons for postural abnormalities evident in modern society. The prolonged sitting hours required in most of the jobs, and educational setups can affect flexibility of soft tissues, especially two joint muscles. Bad posture while standing or walking, if left uncorrected, can worsen over time and lead to pain and dysfunction. Hamstring is a key component of flexibility in the human body and it is more prone to get tightened. Many reasons can lead to the development of hamstring tightness such as genetic predisposition, injury to muscle, and adaptive shortening due to some chronic condition. Short hamstring muscles, because of their attachments to the posterior leg and to the ischial tuberosity, may limit hip flexion ROM and induces posterior pelvic tilt and decreased lumbar lordosis, which can result in LBP The purpose of this study will be to find out the effects of stretching with and without pressure biofeedback unit (PBU) on hamstring muscle flexibility in patients with postural syndrome. The active knee extension (AKE) test will be used to determine the length of the hamstring muscles using a goniometer. A PBU will be used to maintain the anterior pelvic tilt position during active knee extension (AKE) test or stretching, by monitoring the pressure of airbag. Patients will be recruited into study by convenient sampling technique after that will be allocated to groups by simple random assignment. All participants will actively stretch three days per week for four weeks. After collecting data from defined study setting, data will be entered and analyzed by using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) for Windows software, version 25.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

62

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Pakistan
    • Punjab
      • Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, 54000
        • Riphah International University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 25 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Males and females of aged 18 to 25 years with hamstrings shortening less than 70 degrees are included in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects with any past hamstring injury within last 2 years

    • Low back pain since past 3 months
    • Current or recent (last 3 months) participation in a specific program designed to lengthen the hamstrings are excluded

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Group A
Twenty nine (29) patients will be treated stretching of hamstring with pressure biofeedback.
Other: biofeedback
Twenty nine (29) patients will be treated stretching of hamstring with pressure biofeedback.
Active Comparator: Group B
Twenty nine (29) patients will be treated stretching of hamstring without pressure biofeedback.
Other: hamstrings stretching
Twenty nine (29) patients will be treated stretching of hamstring without pressure biofeedback.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
range of joint
Time Frame: 4 weeks
universal goniometer as range increase it shows betterment
4 weeks
pain of patient
Time Frame: 4 weeks
NPRS The Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) is a subjective measure in which individuals rate their pain on an eleven-point numerical scale. The scale is composed of 0 (no pain at all) to 10 (worst imaginable pain).
4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Riphah International University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Muhammad Salman Bashir, PhD, Riphah International University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

August 5, 2021

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 15, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

February 28, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 23, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 23, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

August 25, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 22, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 21, 2022

Last Verified

April 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • REC/Lhr/21/0114 Hashim

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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