Comparison of Effect of Muscle Energy Technique vs PNF in Individuals With Hamstring Shortness

Comparison between the Effect of Muscle Energy Technique in Individuals with Hamstring Shortness and PNF in Individuals With Hamstring Shortness

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Hamstring Shortness
• Intervention / Treatment: Diagnostic test: Muscle Energy Technique; Diagnostic test: Proprioception neuromuscular facilitation (PNF)

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 44
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Sikandar Rehman, DPT; Phone Number: +923064020381; Email: dptm-s17-002@superior.edu.pk

Study Locations

• Pakistan
  • Lahore, Pakistan
    • Chaudary Muhammad Akram Teaching Hospital, Azra Naheed Medical College, Superior University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 20 years to 60 years (ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects with age group between 20 to 60 years with sedentary lifestyle will be included.
• both males and females will be included.
• Patients with diagnosed Tight hamstrings having knee extension less than 160º with the hip at 90º flexion.
• Patients with decreased ROM at the knee joint.
• Patients with reduced straight leg raise.
• Patients with pain in posterior compartment of thigh.
• Asymptomatic patients will be included.
• Patients with restricted mobility of lower limb due to Hamstring shortness.
• Symptomatic patients with hamstring tightness like of low back pain, pelvic tightness, knee osteoarthritis (grade 1 and 2) are included in the research.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with prolapsed disc will excluded.(14)
• Patients with lower extremity injuries (strain, sprain, ligament injuries, etc.) in last 6 months will be excluded.
• Patients with severe hamstring injury either acute or chronic will be excluded.
• Patients with visual acute swelling in the region of hamstring muscle
• Patients with fracture of any type and area.
• Patients with dislocations or subluxations present will be excluded.
• Patient recommended for TKR of knee joint.
• Patients with any neurological disease like lumbar/cervical herniation, polyneuropathy, scoliosis etc.)
• Patient with any tumor of hip or knee with traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injuries will be excluded.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: NONE

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Muscle Energy Technique; Using Muscle Energy Technique in Individuals With Hamstring Shortness	Diagnostic test: Muscle Energy Technique; Using Muscle Energy Technique in Individuals With Hamstring Shortness
EXPERIMENTAL: Proprioception neuromuscular facilitation (PNF); Using proprioception neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) in Individuals With Hamstring Shortness	Diagnostic test: Proprioception neuromuscular facilitation (PNF); Using proprioception neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) in Individuals With Hamstring Shortness

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Individuals With Hamstring Shortness	Research will be effective to compare effectiveness of muscle energy technique MET and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) to the further develop conclusion that which treatment method is more effective and quicker for the treatment of pain, improving flexibility and functional ability of patients with hamstring shortness having sedentary life style. Most of the target population having hamstring shortness due to sedentary lifestyle mostly poor posture and ergonomics that may eventually leads to loss of flexibility, functional ability and increases pain. The two procedures were applied at a very same time with equal gatherings and similar standards. Met and PNF are most effective stretching techniques to be compared	6 Months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Superior University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ANTICIPATED): May 1, 2022
• Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED): July 1, 2022
• Study Completion (ANTICIPATED): October 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 5, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 11, 2022
• First Posted (ACTUAL): May 17, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): May 17, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 11, 2022
• Last Verified: May 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: DPT/Batch-Fall17/505

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