Effects of Post Isometric Relaxation and Post Facilitation Stretching on Young Fast Bowlers

NCT ID: NCT06479538

Last Updated: 2024-07-16

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

34 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-11-23

Study Completion Date

2024-05-30

Brief Summary

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The quadratus lumborum muscle exhibited the highest degree of asymmetry in fast bowlers with low back pain, the identification and correction of this asymmetry is always of interest. Fast bowlers in cricket are more likely to experience non-contact LBP if they use improper technique, prepare less physically, ball too hard, or take on an excessive workload. The quadratus lumborum muscle exhibited the highest degree of asymmetry in fast bowlers with low back pain due to extreme side flexion at non-dominant side and hence results in QL tightness at that side.

The study design will be a Randomized Controlled Trial. This study will be conducted in Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) Lahore. The study will be completed within the time duration of eight to ten months after the approval of the synopsis. The sample size will be 34 subjects. Non-probability convenient sampling technique will be used to recruit the individuals for the study. Then randomization will be done by lottery method to divide the individuals into 2 treatment groups. The experimental group A will be given Post isometric relaxation for 20 minutes for 4 weeks (four times per week) on the other hand experimental group B will receive Post facilitation stretching and after that measure their pre-post values on SPSS. Pain will be measured with VAS, range of motion with inclinometer and functional disability with athlete's disability index questionnaire. In this study, it will be aimed to examine the comparative effects of both techniques that affect pain, range of motion and functional disability with quadratus lumborum tightness in young fast bowlers.

Detailed Description

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The main objective of this study is to apply post isometric relaxation and post facilitation stretching techniques and to compare the results to identify their influence on pain, range of motion and functional disability on quadratus lumborum tightness in young fast bowlers.

Conditions

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Sports Physical Therapy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Group A

17 participants will be in experimental group A giving them Post isometric relaxation of Quadratus lumborum for four weeks, measuring all values before giving them protocol and after protocol.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Post isometric relaxation

Intervention Type OTHER

17 participants will be in experimental group A giving them Post isometric relaxation of Quadratus lumborum for four weeks, measuring all values before giving them protocol and after protocol.

Group B

17 participants will be in experimental group B giving them Post facilitation stretching of Quadratus lumborum for four weeks, measuring all values before giving them protocol and after protocol.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Post facilitation stretching

Intervention Type OTHER

17 participants will be in experimental group A giving them Post facilitation stretching of Quadratus lumborum for four weeks, measuring all values before giving them protocol and after protocol.

Interventions

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Post isometric relaxation

17 participants will be in experimental group A giving them Post isometric relaxation of Quadratus lumborum for four weeks, measuring all values before giving them protocol and after protocol.

Intervention Type OTHER

Post facilitation stretching

17 participants will be in experimental group A giving them Post facilitation stretching of Quadratus lumborum for four weeks, measuring all values before giving them protocol and after protocol.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age15-19years
* both male and female fast bowlers
* passive pelvic transverse gliding test for Quadratus lumborum tightness +ve
* Low back pain \> 6 weeks
* Training sessions of at least 3 days/week

Exclusion Criteria

1. Congenital causes (Spina bifida, Scoliosis, Spondylosis, Spondylolisthesis)
2. Traumatic cause

* Prolapsed intervertebral disc
* fracture of vertebral column
3. Inflammatory cause

* Ankylosing spondylosis
* Pott's spine
4. Neoplastic cause

* Benign
* Malignant
5. Radiculopathy
6. Any spinal surgery
7. Gynecological cause
Minimum Eligible Age

15 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

19 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Aamir Gul Memon, MS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University

Locations

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Pakistan Sports Board

Lahore, Punajb, Pakistan

Site Status

Countries

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Pakistan

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 33992295 (View on PubMed)

Ranson C, Burnett A, O'Sullivan P, Batt M, Kerslake R. The lumbar paraspinal muscle morphometry of fast bowlers in cricket. Clin J Sport Med. 2008 Jan;18(1):31-7. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e3181618aa2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Hides J, Stanton W, Freke M, Wilson S, McMahon S, Richardson C. MRI study of the size, symmetry and function of the trunk muscles among elite cricketers with and without low back pain. Br J Sports Med. 2008 Oct;42(10):809-13. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2007.044024. Epub 2007 Dec 7.

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Kountouris A, Portus M, Cook J. Cricket fast bowlers without low back pain have larger quadratus lumborum asymmetry than injured bowlers. Clin J Sport Med. 2013 Jul;23(4):300-4. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e318280ac88.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Fraeulin L, Holzgreve F, Brinkbaumer M, Dziuba A, Friebe D, Klemz S, Schmitt M, Theis A AL, Tenberg S, van Mark A, Maurer-Grubinger C, Ohlendorf D. Intra- and inter-rater reliability of joint range of motion tests using tape measure, digital inclinometer and inertial motion capturing. PLoS One. 2020 Dec 10;15(12):e0243646. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243646. eCollection 2020.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Noormohammadpour P, Hosseini Khezri A, Farahbakhsh F, Mansournia MA, Smuck M, Kordi R. Reliability and Validity of Athletes Disability Index Questionnaire. Clin J Sport Med. 2018 Mar;28(2):159-167. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000414.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28107217 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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REC/RCR & AHS/23/0489 AMAMA

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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