Low back pain (LBP) is a prevalent issue among adolescent rowers, particularly males aged 14 to 16 years, with a high lifetime prevalence (94%) and point prevalence (65%). One of the mechanisms of lower back pain in rowing athletes is about the elasticity, stiffness and tone of the hamstring muscle. Current literature shows that stretching exercises, strengthening exercises and kinesiotaping affects hamstring viscoelasticity in various ways. Stretching exercises affect hamstring muscle tone and elasticity, strengthening exercises affect muscle stiffness and kinesiotaping affects muscle tone. While the effects of each of these interventions on viscoelastic properties individually are examined in the literature, studies comparing the effects of changes in viscoelastic properties caused by these interventions on low back pain, athletic disability index and athletic performance in rowers and their superiority among each other are lacking. The goal of this study is to change the viscoelasticity of the hamstring muscles and examine its effect on low back pain, disability index and athletic performance.
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Frequency of Biceps Femoris Muscle
Timeframe: change from baseline frequency at 12 weeks
Frequency of Semitendinosus Muscle
Timeframe: change from baseline frequency at 12 weeks
Stiffness of Biceps Femoris Muscle
Timeframe: change from baseline frequency at 12 weeks
Stiffness of Semitendinosus Muscle
Timeframe: change from baseline frequency at 12 weeks
Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)
Timeframe: change from baseline pain at the time of activity at 12 weeks