NCT05678400

Comparison of the Immediate Effects of a Hypopressive Abdominal Exercise Program Versus a Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching Program on Hamstring Flexibility in Adults With Short Hamstring Syndrome

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 19 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Vigo · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A Randomised Controlled Trial was conducted to assess increases in hamstring flexibility using two different methods, one group of participants who were stretched with PNF techniques and the other group who performed Hypopressive Abdominal Techniques (HAT). Flexibility scores of both groups were obtained and compared using pre and post measurements of a single intervention.

Conditions

• Exercise Therapy
• Physical Therapy Modalities
• Hamstring Muscles

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Hypopressive abdominal techniques	Both training protocols were carried out in a single intervention for each of the participants assigned to either the HAT or the PNF stretching group. The intervention began with the measurement of hip flexion using the EPR test, and ended with a post-intervention measurement of hip flexion to observe the effects of the treatment. All measurements, as well as the interventions for each of the patients in the two groups, were carried out by the same registered physiotherapist. In order to standardise an order of examination of the lower limbs in the EPR test, the right lower limb was assessed first, followed by the left lower limb. Likewise, the same order was standardised for stretching in the PNF group.
BEHAVIORAL	Stretching of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation	Stretching of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-03-26
• Primary completion: 2023-05-08
• Completion: 2023-05-30
• First posted: 2023-01-10
• Last updated: 2025-01-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain