Manual Therapy and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation in Field Hockey Players.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Hockey Players Whith Lower Back and Hamstring Pain
• Interventions: Other: Manual Therapy; Other: Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation

• Registration Number: NCT02870335
• Lead Sponsor: University of Valencia

Brief Summary

Introduction: Field hockey is a contact sport. Semiflexion asymmetric position, along with other theories such as the weakness of the extensor muscles of the back or hamstring injury, can be causes or aggravating that suelan hockey players suffer back pain. Objectives: To observe the effectiveness of manual therapy techniques and post-isometric stretching (PNF) after three treatment sessions. In turn, know which of the two treatments have a greater benefit and longer. Methods: The population consists of grass hockey players and senior category aged between 16-30 years. They were randomly divided into two treatment groups. Group 1 corresponded to manual therapy techniques and group 2 to PNF stretching. The study duration for each subject was 5 sessions that included 3 treatment and 3 assessments. Each evaluation consisted of goniometry, balance test using the Sit and Reach, and Roland Morris questionnaire.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-08
• Study First Submitted: 2016-08-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-08-12
• Study First Posted: 2016-08-17
• Primary Completion: 2016-09
• Study Completion: 2016-10
• Status Verified: 2017-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-06-24
• Last Update Posted: 2017-06-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 47

Inclusion Criteria

• field hockey players (HH) (senior category).
• between 16 and 30 years.
• suffered injuries and microtraumatic not prevent them from sports.

Exclusion Criteria

• subjects with structural abnormalities of the spine.
• plantar alterations.
• other moderate or severe musculoskeletal previous injuries in the last 6 months and prevented them make sport normally.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Manual Therapy	Manual Therapy	The objective of treatment is to restore esta possible limitation of global mobility to major lower limb joints and remove any tensions from the musculature involved in a relevant way in this sport.
Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation	Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation	It is a stretching technique with the aim of increasing the ROM. It includes passive static stretching and contract-relax.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Dynamic balance	6 weeks	Was assessed using the Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT), Which bilateral in the above (A), posteromedial (PM) and posterolateral (PL) Were used reach directions.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Active Range of Moviment	6 weeks	Goniometry of both legs with universal goniometer external and internal rotation of the hip, hip flexion, knee flexion and ankle dorsiflexion.
Lumbar flexibility	6 weeks	Was assessed using the Fingertip-to-Floor Test (FFT). Subjects were placed barefoot over a 25-cm high platform, with feet together and flat, and toes on the edge pointing forward. Then, they were asked to bend the trunk from the upright position as far as possible without discomfort, while maintaining knees and arms fully extended. Flexion was held for 3 seconds and the vertical distance between the tip of the middle finger and the platform was measured.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Gemma Espí López; 🇪🇸 Valencia, Spain