Neurodynamics vs. Stretching in Soccer Players With Short Hamstring Syndrome

Universidad de Murcia85 enrolled

Overview

Comparison of the effects of passive stretching vs. sciatic nerve gliding in soccer players presenting with short hamstring syndrome.

Soccer players from three teams in the region of Murcia (Spain) were recruited and randomly divided into three groups: control group, experimental group 1 and experimental group 2. In the control group passive shoulder mobilization will be applied, in experimental group 1 sciatic nerve gliding will be applied and in experimental group 2 passive hamstring stretching will be applied. Treatments will be performed once a week for 4 weeks and measurements will be taken at week 1 and 4.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Hamstring Contractures

Interventions

Sciatic nerve slippage.PROCEDURE

Sciatic nerve slippage.

Passive stretching of the hamstring muscles.PROCEDURE

Passive stretching of the hamstring muscles.

passive shoulder mobilization.PROCEDURE

passive shoulder mobilization.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 16 YearsMax age: 30 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Soccer players of the Murcia Region Federation who have short hamstring syndrome. * Between 16 and 30 years of age. * To complete the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with significant neurological pathology. * Subjects with hamstring muscle injury. * Subjects with lumbar pathology.

Locations (1)

Universidad de Murcia

Murcia, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Elasticity of the hamstring muscles.

Measurement in degrees of the articular range of the hamstring muscles, using a goniometer.

Time frame: One month

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