Effect of Flexibility Training Versus Static Stretching on Hamstring Muscle Length and Patterns of Lumbar Flexion

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

52 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-03-31

Study Completion Date

2016-09-30

Brief Summary

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Mobility training in the form of stretching and flexibility training of our skeletal muscle is a common exercise. However, the evidence are scare and there are only a few studies comparing the effect of prolonged static stretching (\> 90 sec) and dynamic flexibility training as to which of these methods has the best length-enhancing effect over time. Further, in clinical practice concerning low back pain, the possibility of a thigh hamstrings muscles to affect movement control of the spine is often mentioned, a link not fully explored in a controlled condition. The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of eight weeks of dynamic flexibility training versus prolonged static stretching on mobility in the hamstring muscles in adults with reduced mobility in the muscles at the back of the thigh. The aim is also to compare the sustained effect of flexibility training between the two groups, eight weeks after completion of the intervention. Furthermore, the aim is to explore how different forms of flexibility training affects movement patterns of the lumbar spine in adult persons with reduced mobility in the hamstrings.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Static Stretching Dynamic Stretching Muscle Low Back

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Dynamic streching

Mobility training of the hamstrings muscles to be performed every day

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mobility of the hamstrings muscles

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Static stretching

Static stretching of the hamstrings muscles to be performed every day

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Mobility of the hamstrings muscles

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Interventions

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Mobility of the hamstrings muscles

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Restricted hip flexion \< 80 degress due to thight hamstrings muscles

Exclusion Criteria

* discomfort or illness from musculoskeletal system which significantly affects the person in his/her everyday life
* previous injury (within 12 weeks) in the hamstring muscle prior to study entry
* known RA diagnosis
* known neurological disease
* medication affecting the musculskeletal system

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes