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Effects of Warm up in Athletes With Previous Hamstring Injury

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Previous Hamstring Injury
Registration Number
NCT03444285
Lead Sponsor
University of Extremadura
Brief Summary

The objectives of this study is to determine the immediate and 10 minutes follow-up effects of a warm-up based on a continous run on a treadmill or the application of a hot-pack in athletes with previous hamstring injury. The investigators have as an hypothesis that the subjects, after one of this interventions show statistically significant improvements in the measurements of pain, flexibility, proprioception and postural control

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
62
Inclusion Criteria
  • To be 18-27 years old
  • To do sports as a minimum of 5 hours per week.
  • To have done sport in the last 2 years
  • Have a hamstring flexibility of ≤80º on Kendall test
  • Diagnosed hamstring injury the last year
Exclusion Criteria
  • To take drugs that alter the motor o postural control
  • To do a program of stretching of the hamstring
  • To have lumbar pain
  • Recent abdominal or spinal surgery intervention

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
PainChanges from baseline at immediately after and at 10 minutes after the intervention

Visual Analogue Scale. From 0 (not pain) to 10 (maximum pain in the world)

Range of movementChanges from baseline at immediately after and at 10 minutes after the intervention

degrees

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pressure pain threshold (PPT)Changes from baseline at immediately after and at 10 minutes after the intervention

Measurement of the pressure (kg/cm2) with an algometer

Joint Position SenseChanges from baseline at immediately after and at 10 minutes after the intervention

Degrees

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universidad de Extremadura

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Badajoz, Spain

Universidad de Extremadura
🇪🇸Badajoz, Spain

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