Investigating effects of extracorporeal shockwave therapy on hamstring tightness and comparing it with dynamic soft tissue mobilization in basketball players
Phase 2
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Hamstring muscle tightness.Other acquired deformities of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- Registration Number
- IRCT20220410054479N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Age between 15 to 18 years
Having at least two years of playing basketball and at least 3 sessions per week
Referral with the main complaint of posterior femoral hamstring tightness or limitation of the active knee extension angle (AKEA) below 170 degrees of knee extension
Consent to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria
Positive slump test
The history of hip and knee fractures
The history of femoral bone fracture
Existence of internal fixators such as screws and plates
Acute hamstring injury
The history of back pain in the last three months
Complaints of pain and injury to the knee and hip joints
Tightness in the knee joint
The coagulation disorder / acute infection / pregnancy / malignancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Active knee extension angle. Timepoint: Immediately and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Goniometer.;Popliteal angle. Timepoint: Immediately and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Goniometer.;Performance and balance. Timepoint: Immediately and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Y balance test.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method