Authors :
Varsha Tamang; Dr. Tage Sepi; Somsankar Mukherjee
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 9 - September
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7141245
Abstract :
Mechanical back pain is one of the major
problem facing by youngster. There are several causes as
bad posture, lack of physical activities and so on.
According to previous studies our of several causes one
of the cause is Hamstring tightness. The shortened
Hamstring muscle causes a posterior pelvic tilt that leads
to a flat back, which causes back pain. Though there are
several effective physiotherapeutic exercises available to
resolve this problem, but it’s still in dilemma about the
immediate effects. In this study the researchers aimed to
compare the effect of static stretching and MET on
hamstring flexibility in the normal collegiate of Ziro
(Arunachal Pradesh).
Methods: An Experimental research study has been
conducted to find the tightness of hamstring muscle in
the collegiate of Ziro (Arunachal Pradesh). The method
used to measure the hamstring length/tightness in this
study is the Passive Knee Extension Test. The knee and
hip angle is measured using universal goniometry. The
data for this study was collected from colleges situated at
Ziro,. The subjects were grouped into two groups. Pre
test data were taken and assigned randomly into two
group. One group was given static stretch for hamstring
were as other group was given muscle energy technique
stretch. Immediately after stretch again measurement
were taken as post test data.
Results: Fifty-Six collegiate responded to the study. Most
of them were young female collegiate. The female-male
ratio is 5:2.Two groups were made with 28 participants
each. As a result, There was a significant improvement
in hamstring flexibility in both the groups following the
application of MET and Passive static stretching.
Conclusion: From the present study we can conclude
that both MET and passive stretching techniques have
an immediate effect on reducing hamstring muscle
tightness. From the mean difference values, it is visible
that MET is slightly more effective than passive
stretching although statistically significant difference is
not seen.
Keywords :
Hamstring muscle tightness, Muscle energy technique, static stretching, Passive knee extension test (PKET).
Mechanical back pain is one of the major
problem facing by youngster. There are several causes as
bad posture, lack of physical activities and so on.
According to previous studies our of several causes one
of the cause is Hamstring tightness. The shortened
Hamstring muscle causes a posterior pelvic tilt that leads
to a flat back, which causes back pain. Though there are
several effective physiotherapeutic exercises available to
resolve this problem, but it’s still in dilemma about the
immediate effects. In this study the researchers aimed to
compare the effect of static stretching and MET on
hamstring flexibility in the normal collegiate of Ziro
(Arunachal Pradesh).
Methods: An Experimental research study has been
conducted to find the tightness of hamstring muscle in
the collegiate of Ziro (Arunachal Pradesh). The method
used to measure the hamstring length/tightness in this
study is the Passive Knee Extension Test. The knee and
hip angle is measured using universal goniometry. The
data for this study was collected from colleges situated at
Ziro,. The subjects were grouped into two groups. Pre
test data were taken and assigned randomly into two
group. One group was given static stretch for hamstring
were as other group was given muscle energy technique
stretch. Immediately after stretch again measurement
were taken as post test data.
Results: Fifty-Six collegiate responded to the study. Most
of them were young female collegiate. The female-male
ratio is 5:2.Two groups were made with 28 participants
each. As a result, There was a significant improvement
in hamstring flexibility in both the groups following the
application of MET and Passive static stretching.
Conclusion: From the present study we can conclude
that both MET and passive stretching techniques have
an immediate effect on reducing hamstring muscle
tightness. From the mean difference values, it is visible
that MET is slightly more effective than passive
stretching although statistically significant difference is
not seen.
Keywords :
Hamstring muscle tightness, Muscle energy technique, static stretching, Passive knee extension test (PKET).
