NCT05301426

Neural Glide Technique on the Sciatic Nerve and the Passive Stretching Technique in the Short Hamstring Muscles

Differences Between the Effects of the Neural Glide Technique on the Sciatic Nerve and the Passive Stretching Technique in the Short Hamstring Muscles

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidad de Murcia · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 16 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The project consists of studying the differences between neural gliding techniques of the sciatic nerve and passive stretching of the hamstring muscles in football players.

Detailed description

Study of hamstring shortening in football players through passive muscle stretching and the use of the neurodynamic technique of longitudinal sliding of the sciatic nerve.

Conditions

• Hamstring Muscles
• Sciatic Nerve
• Flexibility

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Stretching of the hamstring muscles.	Passive stretching of the hamstring muscles.
OTHER	Neural slippage of the sciatic nerve.	Neurodynamic technique on the sciatic nerve.
OTHER	Passive upper limb mobilisations.	Passive mobilisations performed on the upper limbs used as a placebo.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-03-30
• Primary completion: 2022-05-01
• Completion: 2022-05-27
• First posted: 2022-03-29
• Last updated: 2022-06-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain