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NCT Number: NCT06761014

Comparative Effects of Instrumental Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization and Sustained Stretching Among Hockey Players

Effect of instrumental assisted soft tissue mobilization over sustained stretching in hockey players on improving quadratus lumborum flexibility.

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This study is active but is not currently recruiting participants.

Key information

Conditions

Sports Physical Therapy Back Pain Low Back Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

16 year–26 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Pakistan sports board

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

About this study

To find the effect of instrumental assisted soft tissue mobilization over sustained stretching in hockey players on improving quadratus lumborum flexibility.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Age group of 16-26 years. Male and female Deficit of thoracolumbar Range of Motion with QL tightness Participates with moderate pain as per the ODI (20%-40%)

Exclusion criteria

Not fit in the age group Who have muscles injury from last 6 months Who have ODI score less than 20% Who do not involve QL tightness

Treatment and study plan

Instrumental assisted soft tissue mobilization

Other

instrument will be held at 45° angle and the IASTM treatment will be administered for about 20 seconds in a direction parallel to the muscle fibers being treated with deep strokes

Sustained stretching

Other

The therapist will apply the pressure or ask to maintain the stretch. A total of thirty seconds, divided into three sets of stretches at each intervention, with ten seconds of rest in between

Primary outcomes

  1. Oswestry Disability Index Questionnaire:

    Time frame: 4 weeks

    The Oswestry disability index (ODI), which is frequently used to evaluate reported limitations in individuals with low back pain, was employed to measure the disability index. It has two items about pain and eight items about activities of daily life. Each item has a point value between 0 and 5. The disability index increases with the overall score, which is represented as a percentage. A revised scale with nine items was utilized since it was determined that the sex life-related questions on the tenth item were inappropriate for persons of Korean descent. This test's test-retest reliability was ICC=0.85-0.94, and its intra-rater reliability was ICC=0.81-0.90.

  2. NPRS

    Time frame: 4 weeks

    The score for each item ranges from 0 to 10, measured in units of length up to the location where the patient indicated the level of pain. NPRS is known to have a high sensitivity to pain and is proportional to the pain. This is the most widely used measurement method for chronic pain as well as acute pain with a good reliability.

  3. Inclinometer:

    Time frame: 4 weeks

    Inclinometers are a commonly used instrument in clinical practice. The recordings from digital inclinometers could be more objective. Given its non-invasive nature, ease of use, and utility in evaluating lumbar or thoracolumbar range of motion. Inter-rater: ICC = 0.60, test-retest: r = 0.13-0.87.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Riphah International University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Comparative Effects of Instrumental Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization and Sustained Stretching on Pain, Range of Motion and Function Among Hockey Players With Quadratus Lumborum Tightness.

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Jan 7, 2025
Registry last updated
Jan 7, 2025

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