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Rehabilitation of Partially Injured Hamstring Muscles

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Hamstring Injury
Interventions
Other: Therapeutic Exercises and Ultrasound
Registration Number
NCT06165783
Lead Sponsor
Universidad de Zaragoza
Brief Summary

The aim of this study protocol is to describe the rationale and methodology for evaluating the effect of using therapeutic exercises and ultrasound in the rehabilitation of partially injured hamstring muscles on elite football players.

Detailed Description

Hamstring muscle injuries are common among highly active individuals. Modern Football is a challenging sport characterized by extremely dynamic and cyclical game motions including numerous bouts of high-speed movements such as accelerating, jumping, and change in direction, all of which are carried out at a high level of physical and technical difficulty. The most common reason for hamstring muscle injury is high-performance intensity. In addition, neuromuscular fatigue, athlete aging, low muscle strength, and hamstring muscle flexibility are also risk factors for hamstring muscle injuries. On the other hand, the main causes of repetition injury to the same muscle are the presence of a previous injury, the size of the muscle tear and the lessening of the long head muscle bundles of the biceps femoris

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
24
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
evaluate the effect of using therapeutic exercises and ultrasoundTherapeutic Exercises and Ultrasoundevaluate the effect of using therapeutic exercises and ultrasound for the rehabilitation of partially injured hamstring muscles.
analyse its effectiveness on the speedy healingTherapeutic Exercises and Ultrasoundanalyse its effectiveness on the speedy healing, which will be defined through some physical variables (hamstring muscle strength, the electrical activity of hamstring muscles) and pain perception.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to return to playDaily session from first therapy session until moment of return to play, up to an average of Six Weeks

The primary outcomes will be speedy healing, that is, the amount of time needed to recover from an injury in order to fully participate in team training and be available for match selection by the medical staff based on five standardized criteria: 1. no pain on palpation 2. pain free Range of Motion (ROM) 3. Muscular strength evaluation 4. Symptom-free completion of rehabilitation program 5. A specific running test.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Hamstring muscle strengthDaily session from first therapy session until moment of return to play, up to an average of Six Weeks

Force Sensor from Chronojump. Is an sensor measure of to conduct isometric knee flexion strength testing at two distinct angles: 15° and 90° of knee flexion.

Degree of painDaily session from first therapy session until moment of return to play, up to an average of Six Weeks

Pain visual analog scale (VAS). It is a unidimensional measure of hamstrings pain intensity that consists of a straight horizontal line of fixed length (typically 100 mm) that is graduated. The ends, which were towards the direction of left (worse) to right (best), defined the extreme boundaries of the parameter to be calculated (pain); the higher the score, the more severe the suffering.

Muscle bio potential signalsDaily session from first therapy session until moment of return to play, up to an average of Six Weeks

The Electromyogram (EMG) is collected at 1000 Hz with MyoTrace™ 400 . Is a versatile portable handheld, Self-adhesive silver chloride dual snap electrodes for surface attachment will be placed on the leg muscles. The MyoTrace 400 handheld transmitter.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Baghdad/ college of Physical Education and Sports Sciences

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Baghdad, Iraq

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