To find whether trunk strength has any effect on hamstring muscle flexibility among physically inactive individuals.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/09/036811
- Lead Sponsor
- itte Deemed to be University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 78
Inclusion Criteria
Sedentary individuals with energy expenditure � 1.5 metabolic equivalents while in a sitting, reclining or supine posture (sitting time � 6h/day)18
Subjects with tight hamstrings (inability to achieve greater than 160Ã?Å knee
extension with hip at flexion or at least 15Ã?Å to 30Ã?Å loss of active knee extension
with 90Ã?Å of hip flexion).
Exclusion Criteria
BMI >30Kg/m2
Acute or chronic low back pain.
Acute or chronic hamstring injury
Soft tissue injuries around knee.
Recent fracture in the lower limb.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To measure core strength - Hand Held Dynamometer <br/ ><br>To measure Hamstring flexibility - Active Knee Extension Test. <br/ ><br>Pelvic Tilt - PALM (palpation Meter)Timepoint: 1Day
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pelvic Tilt - PALM (palpation Meter)Timepoint: 1Day