Open AccessIMMEDIATE EFFECT OF NEURAL MOBILIZATION ON HAMSTRING FLEXIBILITY AND FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE AMONG FOOTBALL PLAYERS IN VADODARA
Author(s) -
Jonshi Kiritkumar Dulera,
Paras Bhura
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
paripex indian journal of research
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/paripex/8107218
Subject(s) - hamstring , sprint , hamstring injury , flexibility (engineering) , physical therapy , medicine , football , physical medicine and rehabilitation , straight leg raise , vertical jump , jump , range of motion , poison control , injury prevention , statistics , mathematics , environmental health , physics , quantum mechanics , political science , law
Background: Hamstring muscle injuries are a common occurrence in a wide range of sprint-based sports whichaccounts about 13-15% of injuries in football players. The predisposing factors for it are poor hamstring flexibility &neural tension. Epidemiological research has cited reduced flexibility as an etiological factor in acute muscle straininjury and can influence functional performance. To prevent hamstring muscle injury, routine traditional intervention isused. Neural mobilization has been an emerging technique but its research on sports field is very limited. Thus, the needof the study was to examine the immediate effect of neural mobilization on hamstring flexibility and Functionalperformance using this new technique and also to prevent/decrease the risk of hamstring muscle injury. To Aim:evaluate the immediate effect of Sciatic Neural Mobilization technique on Hamstring Flexibility and FunctionalPerformance among Football Players in Vadodara. Methodology: 48 Male Football Players who met the InclusionCriteria were recruited from Baroda Football Academy (BFA) and Swarnim Gujarat Sports University (SGSU). There was ashort session of 3 minutes warm up. The Baseline and post-intervention data collection was done in a sequential order(Bilateral Hamstring Flexibility, Vertical jump test, Four-Line Sprint Test) in which in between Vertical jump & Four-LineSprint Test 5 minutes break was provided to avoid fatigue. Following 5 minutes break, Sciatic neural sliding mobilizationwas given for bilateral lower limb to participants by physiotherapist. The Data were analyzed using Result: Paired t- Test,and there was statistically significant improvement in all the three outcome measures (P = < 0.001) Conclusion: Thepresent study showed that sciatic neural mobilization had a Positive effect on hamstring flexibility and functionalperformance among Football Players in Vadodara.