Mulligan Straight Leg Raising Versus Post Facilitation Stretch on Hamstring Flexibility in Physiotherapy Students

Sponsor

Cairo University (Other)

Overall Status

Recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT05689060

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arms

6.9

Anticipated Duration (Months)

5.8

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

There are several research on Mulligan's techniques that have demonstrated their effectiveness in lowering hamstring tightness, and Mulligan is a pain-free therapy that may be used on any patients complaining of low back pain and hamstring tightness. the purpose of this preliminary study was to determine the effect of Mulligan technique versus post facilitation stretch technique on hamstring flexibility in healthy subjects

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Rehabilitation	Other: mulling Straight leg raising technique Other: post facilitation stretch	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

40 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

Single (Participant)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

Mulligan Straight Leg Raising Versus Post Facilitation Stretch on Hamstring Flexibility in Physiotherapy Students: Randomized Controlled Trial

Anticipated Study Start Date :

Feb 1, 2023

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Aug 30, 2023

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Aug 30, 2023

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Group I received mulligan straight leg raising	Other: mulling Straight leg raising technique Subject was in supine lying, therapist stood at the side of limited, therapist placed subjects flexed knee over therapists shoulder and subject was asked to push therapist away with his leg and then relax. At this point therapist pushed subjects bent knee up as far as in the direction of shoulder.
Experimental: group II received post facilitation stretch on hamstring muscles	Other: post facilitation stretch Muscle energy technique was applied using post facilitation stretch While the participant lying in supine position, the pelvis was strapped down to the table for stabilization and control on accessory movement and the contralateral limb was securely strapped down to the table to prevent excessive hip and pelvic rotations during procedures.The participant's hip was passively flexed and the leg extended until tension was sensed and the participant reported a moderate stretching sensation.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Group I

received mulligan straight leg raising

Other: mulling Straight leg raising technique

Subject was in supine lying, therapist stood at the side of limited, therapist placed subjects flexed knee over therapists shoulder and subject was asked to push therapist away with his leg and then relax. At this point therapist pushed subjects bent knee up as far as in the direction of shoulder.

Experimental: group II

received post facilitation stretch on hamstring muscles

Other: post facilitation stretch

Muscle energy technique was applied using post facilitation stretch While the participant lying in supine position, the pelvis was strapped down to the table for stabilization and control on accessory movement and the contralateral limb was securely strapped down to the table to prevent excessive hip and pelvic rotations during procedures.The participant's hip was passively flexed and the leg extended until tension was sensed and the participant reported a moderate stretching sensation.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Active knee extension test [after two months]
Active knee extension test( popliteal angle) is an objective test for measuring tightness of hamstring muscles with electro goniometer while active knee extension. It has been showed excellent inter-rater and intra-rater reliability for assessing hamstring flexibility in asymptomatic healthy adults
Passive compliance [after two months]
Passive compliance is defined as the ratio of change in angle to the change in passive force. A handheld dynamometer (HHD; Micro Manual Muscle Tester; North Coast Medical Inc.) was used to measure the passive torque.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 25 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

age 18-25 years
had 20-50 degrees active knee extension loss with hip and knee in 90 degrees (popliteal angle)

Exclusion Criteria:

lower limb and spinal deformity,
hamstring injuries and tightness associated with muscle soreness,
history of fracture or surgery of back pelvis,

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Amira Mahmoud Abd-elmonem	Giza		Egypt	12662

Sponsors and Collaborators

Cairo University

Investigators

Study Chair: Reham H Diab, Phd, Cairo university, faculty of physical therapy

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Amira Mahmoud Abd-elmonem, Assist Prof. Physical therapy for pediatric department, faculty of physical therapy , Cairo university, Cairo University

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT05689060

Other Study ID Numbers:

Mulligan technique

First Posted:

Jan 18, 2023

Last Update Posted:

Jan 18, 2023

Last Verified:

Jan 1, 2023

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Keywords provided by Amira Mahmoud Abd-elmonem, Assist Prof. Physical therapy for pediatric department, faculty of physical therapy , Cairo university, Cairo University

mulligan technique

facilitation stretch technique

hamstring

flexibility

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jan 18, 2023