Comparative Effects of Myofascial Release and Dynamic Stretching on Flexibility Agility, Jump and Sprint in Athletes

The study will be a randomized clinical trial. Data was collected from the Pakistan sports board. All 44 Participants were randomly allotted into 2 groups via lottery method, with 22 participants in each group. 10 participants from cricket and volleyball each, 8 from wrestling, athletes, and football each. Participant informed consent was taken priory, and all information was given to them regarding their enrolment in the study. And taken them in confidence that their data was kept confidential and this study does not harm their health. Group A participants received the Myofascial release technique while group B received the dynamic stretching technique. Data were collected pre and post. The session was last for 3 weeks, and each week had 5 sessions. Statistical package for the social sciences will be used to analyze the results by using parametric test after confirming normality of data.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Athletic Injuries
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Myofacial Release; Other: Dynamic streching

Detailed Description

Myofascial treatment aims to stretch and relax the fascia, allowing musculoskeletal structures to move with relaxation and restore the affected individual functionality. This treatment is frequently known as myofascial release therapy. Other people may refer to it as 'myofascial trigger point treatment.

A dynamic warm-up, also known as dynamic stretching, involves using a muscle's force generation and the momentum of the body to increase the range of motion of a joint. A dynamic warm-up is frequently included in a specialized warm-up to make the body get ready for the loads that will be put throughout the game.

Myofascial Release and Dynamic Stretching are different techniques that can be used to Flexibility Agility, Jump and Sprint in the early phase which also lead to an increase in athlete's stability, coordination and build confidence in their performances and limit the incidence of injury.

The physical ability to move musculoskeletal through their full range of motion is known as flexibility. Stretching assists function, and posture, avoid poor body sequence, maintains muscle length, balance, and minimizes the risk of injury The sprint of 40-yard is utilized to evaluate speed, acceleration, and agility. The Agility T-Test is a famous test for assessing athletes' capacity to run forward, reverse, and lateral.

The Vertical leap assessment is used to test an athlete's lower limb strength. sit and reach test used for flexibility of athletes.

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

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Pakistan
  • Punjab
    • Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, 54800
      • Rashid Usman

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age between 15-35 years.
• No pain complaint
• Recreational activity

Exclusion Criteria:

• joint, meniscus, or ligament damage
• lower extremity surgical history

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Myofacial Release; Illiopsoas , quadriceps, hamstrings, hip adductors, hip abductors ,tensor fasciae lata and gluteus, Foot flexors and extensors received thirty seconds flexibility by foam rolling.Although there appears to be a correlatiomuscle goups between higher SMR length and bigger impact size, the exact link between SMR duration and effect size is uncertain. The time was 30 seconds each muscle group was chosen since it is more realistic than the 60 seconds utilized by MacDonald et al., and it was also used by Peacock et al. Similar to the Grid roller, a commercially available foam roller had net diameter of 12.7 cm and a 5-mm thick empty core of plastic coated with a 12-mm layer of dense foam. In this study, participants were instructed to do the motions in sequenced and save manner, covering the complete muscular area, applying consistent pressure that was felt comfortable. For a total of 16 minutes, the therapy lasted 8 minutes on one leg and 16 minutes on both legs	Other: Myofacial Release; Illiopsoas , quadriceps, hamstrings, hip adductors, hip abductors ,tensor fasciae lata and gluteus, Foot flexors and extensors received thirty seconds flexibility by foam rolling.Although there appears to be a correlatiomuscle goups between higher SMR length and bigger impact size, the exact link between SMR duration and effect size is uncertain. The time was 30 seconds each muscle group was chosen since it is more realistic than the 60 seconds utilized by MacDonald et al., and it was also used by Peacock et al. Similar to the Grid roller, a commercially available foam roller had net diameter of 12.7 cm and a 5-mm thick empty core of plastic coated with a 12-mm layer of dense foam. In this study, participants were instructed to do the motions in sequenced and save manner, covering the complete muscular area, applying consistent pressure that was felt comfortable. For a total of 16 minutes, the therapy lasted 8 minutes on one leg and 16 minutes on both legs
Experimental: Dynamic Stretching; The regimen included ten dynamic workouts lasting 10 minutes and varying in intensity from medium to high. At a distance of 13 meters, each Dynamic stretching exercise was completed. Before each workout, the subjects were given a 10-second rest time. During the exercises, the participants were given verbal comments on their posture, and video recordings of the activities were displayed to them. Dynamic stretching included High knee walk, Straight-leg march, Hand walk, Lunge walks, Backward lunge, High-knee skip, Lateral shuffle, Back pedal, Heel-ups, and High-knee run	Other: Dynamic streching; The regimen included ten dynamic workouts lasting 10 minutes and varying in intensity from medium to high. At a distance of 13 meters, each Dynamic stretching exercise was completed. Before each workout, the subjects were given a 10-second rest time. During the exercises, the participants were given verbal comments on their posture, and video recordings of the activities were displayed to them. Dynamic stretching included High knee walk, Straight-leg march, Hand walk, Lunge walks, Backward lunge, High-knee skip, Lateral shuffle, Back pedal, Heel-ups, and High-knee run

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Agility T-Test	To evaluate the athlete's ability to go forward, reverse, and lateral to lateral is mostly by the recognize agility T-test.	3 Months
Flexibility Sit and Reach Test	The sit-and-reach method also evaluates the lower limbs with flexibility.The patient reached forward along the measurement line, palms faced downwards and hands were on top of each other or side by side.	3 Months
Vertical Jump Test	The Vertical Jump test was used to evaluate an athlete's lower limb strength. A vertical jump test gauge was used.	3 Months
Sprint Test	The sprint of 40-yard was used to evaluate an athlete's speed, acceleration, and agility.	3 Months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Riphah International University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Muhammad Sanaullah, MS, Study Principal Investigator

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): July 17, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 17, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): September 17, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 18, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 18, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): April 28, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 28, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 18, 2023
• Last Verified: April 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Dynamic Stretching Self-Myofascial Release
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Wounds and Injuries; Athletic Injuries
• Other Study ID Numbers: REC/RCR & AHS/22/0417

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