Effects of Foam Rolling Prior to PNF Stretching on Hamstring Flexibility and Thigh Skin Temperature in Healthy Subjects

NCT04718363 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 4742-GOA
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 48
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

There is no study investigating the hamstring flexibility and skin temperature after combined warm-up techniques especially PNF and foam rolling. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of foam roller application prior to proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching on hamstring flexibility and thigh skin temperature in healthy subjects.Secondly, it is aimed to compare the effects between non-vibration foam rolling and vibration foam rolling on measured parameters.

Conditions

Healthy

Keywords

hamstring muscles; PNF stretching; foam rolling; thermal imaging; flexibility; range of motion; vibration

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Change in hamstring flexibility

  Active Knee Extension test in supine position will be performed to measure hamstring flexibility.

  Change from baseline hamstring flexibility at immediately after intervention and 30 minutes after intervention

• Change in thigh skin temperature

  Posterior thigh skin temperature will be evaluated using thermographic imaging with infrared thermal camera.

  Change from baseline skin temperature at immediately after intervention and 30 minutes after intervention

• Change in functional hamstring flexibility

  Sit-and-Reach test will be performed to measure functional hamstring flexibility.

  Change from baseline functional hamstring flexibility at immediately after intervention and 30 minutes after intervention

Study Arms (4)

PNF stretching group

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: PNF stretching

Non-vibration foam rolling prior to PNF stretching group

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: Non-vibration foam rolling prior to PNF stretching

Vibration foam rolling prior to PNF stretching group

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: Vibration foam rolling prior to PNF stretching

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

PNF stretching OTHER

A contract-relax PNF stretching technique will be applied to hamstring muscle.

PNF stretching group

Non-vibration foam rolling prior to PNF stretching OTHER

Prior to PNF stretching, participant will perform unilateral hamstring non-vibration foam rolling.

Non-vibration foam rolling prior to PNF stretching group

Vibration foam rolling prior to PNF stretching OTHER

Prior to PNF stretching, participant will perform unilateral hamstring vibration foam rolling (48 Hz).

Vibration foam rolling prior to PNF stretching group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• years and older,
• Having limitation of 20 degrees or more in knee extension angle in AKEA test,
• Right side lower extremity dominance

You may not qualify if:

• History of lower extremity injury in the last 12 months
• Having neurological or psychological problem
• Doing a stretching based exercise recently
• History of pain in the lower body and extremity in the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire
• Having lower extremity deformity

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Dokuz Eylul University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Dokuz Eylul University

Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Muscle Stretching Exercises

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Exercise Therapy; Rehabilitation; Aftercare; Continuity of Patient Care; Patient Care; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Exercise; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Central Study Contacts

Sinem Yenil

CONTACT

00904124924; sinemyenil_96@hotmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator, PT

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 17, 2021
• First Posted: January 22, 2021
• Study Start: January 27, 2021
• Primary Completion: September 15, 2021
• Study Completion: September 15, 2021
• Last Updated: February 2, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-01

Locations

TU (1)