COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUE AND STRAIN COUNTERSTRAIN ON GAIT OF FAST BOWLERS WITH GASTROCNEMIUS TRIGGER POINTS

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• Conditions: Condition 1: GASTROCNEMIUS TRIGGER POINTS. Condition 2: GAIT IN GASTROCNEMIUS TRIGGER POINTS.; Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of unspecified site; Difficulty in walking, not elsewhere classified; M70.90; R26.2

• Registration Number: IRCT20230427058011N1
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Faisalabad

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 16 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 42

Inclusion Criteria

Fast bowlers willing to participate in the age group of 20-30 years
Fast bowlers having at least one hypersensitive tender nodule within a palpable taut band in the gastrocnemius muscle
Fast bowlers having ankle dorsiflexion range of motion less than 20 degrees
Pain intensity of more than 4 on numeric pain rating scale
Subjects running for 3 days per week for more than 6-months will be recruited

Exclusion Criteria

Participants having Fibromyalgia syndrome
Congenital deformity of the foot and ankle
Tumors of the lower back and lower limb
Lower limb fractures
Diabetic neuropathy
Peripheral vascular disease
3-month recent injuries to legs, foot or ankle will be excluded from the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain. Timepoint: Before intervention, after 2nd week of intervention and after 4th week of intervention. Method of measurement: Pain was measured using NPRS (numerical pain rating scale).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cadence. Timepoint: Before intervention, after 2nd week of intervention and after 4th week of intervention. Method of measurement: Measured by using stop watch and measuring tape.;Stride length. Timepoint: Before intervention, after 2nd week of intervention and after 4th week of intervention. Method of measurement: Measured by using stop watch and measuring tape.;Ankle dorsiflexion/plantarflexion. Timepoint: Before intervention, after 2nd week of intervention and after 4th week of intervention. Method of measurement: Using goniometer.;Sprinting and Function. Timepoint: Before intervention, after 2nd week of intervention and after 4th week of intervention. Method of measurement: LEFS (lower extremity functional scale).