In athletics, in the sprint and hurdles disciplines, muscle injuries account for a significant proportion of injuries. The hamstrings are particularly vulnerable, accounting for between 12% and 26% of all injuries in these sports. A single-blind study was conducted on 20 hurdler patients with the intention of assessing hip mobility, hamstring flexibility and performance. To collect this data, the research team will conduct examinations and interviews with the athletes in two groups: an experimental group using LightBack and a placebo group.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
20
This group will perform a standard 20-minute warm-up, and the LIGHTBACK protocol is also included.
This group will perform a standard 20-minute warm-up, but the LIGHTBACK protocol is not included and a similar placebo is used.
Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca
Salamanca, Spain
RECRUITINGhip mobility
measurement of hip mobility measured by goniometry
Time frame: 5 weeks
hamstring flexibility
hamstring flexibility measured with inclinometer, in degrees
Time frame: 5 weeks
performance
It is a numerical result achieved within the jumping tests: contamovement jump (CMJ): It shall be measured using a force platform with an HD system, which ensures accurate data collection. 0 minimum, 100 maximum.
Time frame: 5 weeks
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