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Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization Versus PNF Stretching in Athletes With Piriformis Syndrome

Pakistan40 participantsStarted 2024-07-30

Plain-language summary

A 12-month randomized controlled trial will be conducted at Pakistan Sports Board, Lahore, with 40 athletes (18-35 years) randomly allocated to IASTM (n=20) or PNF (n=20) groups. Interventions were administered 3 times/week for 4 weeks. Outcomes included Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), goniometric hip ROM, and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI).

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 35 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Professional Athletes aged 18 to 35 years. * Chronic pain in the buttock and hip area. * Inability to sit for a prolonged time. * Athletes having positive Faber test * Both male and female athletes * Practicing athletes who are in practice from last 2 years. Exclusion Criteria: * Trauma history from last 6 months. * Other injuries excluding hip pain. * Systemic illness. * Pre-existing neurological conditions affecting the lower limbs * History of lower back surgery

What they're measuring

Numeric Pain Rating Scale

Timeframe: 6 weeks

Hip ROM

Timeframe: 6 weeks

Oswestry Disability Index

Timeframe: 6 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07090356

SponsorRiphah International University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-07-30

Contact for this trial

Imran Amjad, Phd PT

03324390125 imran.amjad@riphah.edu.pk

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