CompletedNot Applicable

Modified Sciatic Nerve Mobility Exercises on Hamstring Tightness

United Arab Emirates94 participantsStarted 2023-03-14

Plain-language summary

This study included collegiate students with tight hamstring muscles aged between 18-23 recruited from the Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE to compare the effectiveness of modified sciatic nerve mobility exercises and dynamic hamstring muscle stretching (DHMS) on hamstring length in collegiate students with hamstring muscle tightness.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 25 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Collegiate students with hamstring muscle tightness. * Unilateral and/or bilateral hamstring muscle tightness. * Students from the Gulf Medical University. Exclusion Criteria: * History of intervertebral disc lesions and radiculopathies, * Soft tissue injuries in the lower extremity. * Spine surgery, lower extremity neurological complications. * Students engaged in competitive sports. * Students engaged in other interventional studies. * Lower back pain from specific causes. * Pelvic inflammatory conditions. * Unwillingness to provide informed consent. * Nutritional deficiencies.

What they're measuring

Passive Knee Extension (PKE) ROM test

Timeframe: Baseline, post-treatment day 1, end of week 1, and week 2

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06604195

SponsorGulf Medical University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-07-30

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