Effect of Hamstring Stretching on Cervical Flexor Muscle Endurance

NCT06897826 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: AIBU-FTR-09
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 66
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The superficial posterior line is one of the eight main fascial lines defined on the body. One of the important muscle groups on this line is the hamstring muscle group. Studies have shown that various stretching methods applied to the hamstring muscle group affect the cervical region both in terms of range of motion and posture. As a result of this study, it was shown that deep neck flexor endurance increased in women who applied the PNF hold-relax method.

Conditions

Healthy

Keywords

Deep Neck Flexors; Hamstrings; Superficial Back Line; proprioceptive neuromuscular stimulation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Deep Neck Flexor Before and After

  Deep neck flexor endurance changes before and after PNF hamstring stretch

  Two times in one day (before intervention, immediately after intervention)

Study Arms (2)

PNF Group

EXPERIMENTAL

In this group participant's hamstring muscles stretched with PNF

Other: Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

No application was made to this group

Interventions

Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation OTHER

The reason for choosing the proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation technique is that it increases the hip flexion angle more than static stretching. Participants first lay down on the stretcher in a supine position. Then, the participant's lower extremity was lifted straight until the physiotherapist felt resistance. After reaching this position, the participant was asked to try to extend his lower extremity straight with half of his strength. After 10 seconds, the participant was given time to relax and after the participant relaxed, the lower extremity was brought to the new range of motion. This process was applied 3 times.

PNF Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 24 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: female people are eligible to participate for our study
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• being female
• being healthy in musculoskeletal conditions

You may not qualify if:

• being hypermobile

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Abant Izzet Baysal University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University

Bolu, Merkez, 14030, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

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

Study Officials

• Ömer Osman PALA, phd

  Abant Izzet Baysal University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SCREENING
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: associate professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 25, 2025
• First Posted: March 27, 2025
• Study Start: September 15, 2022
• Primary Completion: December 15, 2023
• Study Completion: July 15, 2024
• Last Updated: March 27, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)