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Khan T, Rizvi MR, Sharma A, Ahmad F, Hasan S, Uddin S, Sidiq M, Ammari A, Iqbal A, Alghadir AH. Assessing muscle energy technique and foam roller self-myofascial release for low back pain management in two-wheeler riders. Sci Rep 2024; 14:12144. [PMID: 38802553 PMCID: PMC11130120 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-62881-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
Abstract
Pain in the lower back is a major concern in today's era due to prolonged sitting in two-wheeler riders, mainly due to hamstring tightness. It also creates physical disability and impairment in activities of daily living. The study aimed to compare the efficacy of muscle energy technique (MET) and self-myofascial release (SMFR) using the foam roller on hamstring flexibility, dynamic balance, and physical disability amongst two-wheeler riders with chronic low back pain (LBP). Participants were randomized into two intervention groups, MET and SMFR using the envelope method, with each group having 20 participants. Hamstring flexibility and range of motion for knee extension and the lower back were assessed using the active knee extension test (AKE-L and AKE-R) and sit and reach test (SRT), while the dynamic balance was assessed by the star excursion balance test (SEBT) and physical disability by Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire, (RMDQ). Measurements were taken at baseline and after 4 weeks of intervention. This study demonstrated that both SMFR using a foam roller and MET are effective in enhancing hamstring muscle flexibility, (SRT-F(1, 38) = 299.5, p < 0.001; AKE-R-F(1, 38) = 99.53, p < 0.001; AKE-L-F(1, 38) = 89.67, p < 0.001). Additionally, these techniques significantly improved dynamic balance in various directions, including anterior (ANT), anteromedial (AMED), medial (MED), posteromedial (PMED), posterior (POST), posterolateral (PLAT), lateral (LAT), and anterolateral (ALAT) directions (p < 0.01). Furthermore, there was a significant reduction in physical disability (RMDQ-F(1, 38) = 1307, p < 0.001), among two-wheeler riders suffering from chronic LBP. Compared to MET, SMFR using foam rollers was found to be more effective in enhancing hamstring flexibility, improving balance, and decreasing disability level on the RMDQ after 4 weeks.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tabassum Khan
- Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies (MRIIRS), Faridabad, 121001, India
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- School of Allied Health Sciences, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies (MRIIRS), Faridabad, 121001, India
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies (MRIIRS), Faridabad, 121001, India
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- Respiratory Care Department, College of Applied Sciences, AlMaarefa University, 13713, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, 15431, Al-Majmaah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physiotherapy, School of Medical and Allied Health Sciences, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Medical Rehabilitation, Abu-Arish General Hospital, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Rehabilitation Research Chair, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, 11433, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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- Rehabilitation Research Chair, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, 11433, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Sobhani S, Vakili S, Javid Jam D, Aryan R, Khadem‐Rezaiyan M, Eslami S, Alinezhad‐Namaghi M. Relationship between anthropometric indices and arterial stiffness: Insights from an epidemiologic study. Obes Sci Pract 2022; 8:494-499. [PMID: 35949287 PMCID: PMC9358735 DOI: 10.1002/osp4.582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2021] [Revised: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Sahar Sobhani
- Department of Nursing and Midwifery Faculty of Nursing Gonabad University of Medical Sciences Gonabad Iran
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- Medical Genetics Research Center Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry Faculty of Medicine Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
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- Clinical Research Development Unit Imam Reza Hospital Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
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- Clinical Research Development Unit Faculty of Medicine Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
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- Department of Medical Informatics Faculty of Medicine Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
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Moment A. Interrelation between physical activity and hamstring flexibility among university students. BIO WEB OF CONFERENCES 2022. [DOI: 10.1051/bioconf/20224801008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
In recent time, the specialists in the field of physical education and health protection have no consensus on the need to include stretching exercises as an obligatory type of physical activity for apparently healthy young people. The problem is that most university students tend to have sedentary lifestyle. According to some reports, this can negatively affect the flexibility of the hamstrings and, as a result, lead to a decrease in physical performance. To maintain and develop flexibility, special stretching techniques are traditionally used, which caused the point about the necessity to include them in weekly physical activity. The opposite position is that flexibility is perfectly developed and maintained through the performance of healthier types of physical activity. In this case, the flexibility of the hamstrings should be correlated with the amount of physical activity. The aim of the research was to study the relationship between the amount of physical activity of students and the flexibility of the hamstrings. To achieve this aim, a correlation study was conducted. The results of the study showed that there is a noticeable significant correlation between the total value of physical activity of students and the flexibility of the hamstrings. This, in turn, is an additional reinforcement of the position that there is no strict need to include stretching as an obligatory component of the physical activity of university students to maintain and develop the flexibility of the hamstrings.
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