Open AccessPREVALENCE OF HAMSTRING AND ILIOTIBIAL BAND TIGHTNESS IN NONSPECIFIC LOW BACK PAIN PATIENTS
Author(s) -
Aishwarya Deshmukh,
Archagargoje,
Abhijit Diwate
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
vims journal of physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2581-8821
DOI - 10.46858/vimsjpt.2106
Subject(s) - hamstring , hamstring muscles , medicine , physical therapy , population , low back pain , physical medicine and rehabilitation , alternative medicine , environmental health , pathology
Background- An observational study was conducted on 60 college going students experiencing nonspecific low back pain of mild to moderate range[ on VAS 2-5]. METHOD- Assessment of hamstring and IT band tightness was done by using 90-90 hamstring test and Ober’s test respectively. Participant were checked for tightness and marked whether tightness present or not RESULT- Analysis of outcomes was done by the mean and standard deviation. The result showed that, 58.33% male and 95.85% has female has hamstring muscle tightness. 16.66% Male and 22.91% female has of IT band tightness. 85% population [both male and female] shows of hamstring muscle tightness. While 85 % of male and females both shows hamstring muscle tightness. 21.66% populations [ both M and F] shows of IT band tightness. Conclusion- Study shows the prevalence of hamstring and IT band tightness is present in nonspecific low back pain. In participant hamstring muscle tightness is more profound (85%) than IT band tightness (21.66%).