Original Research Article
Year: 2022 | Month: August | Volume: 12 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 237-244
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20220832
Effectiveness of Myofascial Release Versus Passive Stretching on Hamstring Flexibility in Amateur Football Players - A Comparative Study
Dr. Ketaki Nitin Sakhalkar1, Dr. Jaywant Nagulkar2, Dr. Pradnya Mahajan3
1MPTH, Dr. Ulhas Patil College of Physiotherapy, MUHS, India
2Principal and HOD of Musculoskeletal Department, Dr. Ulhas Patil College of Physiotherapy, MUHS, India
3Assistant Professor of Musculoskeletal Department, Dr. Ulhas Patil College of Physiotherapy, MUHS, India
Corresponding Author: Dr. Ketaki Nitin Sakhalkar
ABSTRACT
Aim: To compare the effect of Myofascial Release and passive stretching on hamstring flexibility in amateur football players.
Background: Hamstring muscle plays an important role in the performance of daily activities such as controlled movement of trunk, walking, running and jumping and it is an important muscle involved in maintaining balance and posture. The tightness of hamstring muscle is one of the main problem hindering performance in daily and sports activity. Hamstring injury recurrence is lower at highest professional players than the amateur players.
Procedure: This comparative study was conducted on 30 Amateur football players of age group 18-30 fitting in inclusion criteria. They were divided into two group by simple random sampling using odd even method of allocation. Group A received Myofascial Release session for 5-10 minutes for 6 session/ 1 week. And Group B received Passive stretching session holding for 60 secs for 6 sessions/1 week. Active Knee Extension angle was measured pre and post intervention. Data was analyzed using paired t test and unpaired t test using instat software.
Results: The result showed that both Myofascial Release (p<0.0001) & passive stretching (p<0.0001) is effective on improving hamstring flexibility but on intergroup comparison myofascial release was more effective than passive stretching in amateur football players (p<0.0001)
Conclusion: The study concluded that Myofascial Release was more effective over Passive Stretching technique for improving hamstring flexibility among amateur football players
Key words: [Amateur football players, Hamstring tightness, Myofascial Release, Passive Stretching.]