THE IMMEDIATE EFFECT OF FOAM ROLLING VERSUS MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUE ON HAMSTRING FLEXIBILITY IN HEALTHY YOUNG INDIVIDUALS WITH HAMSTRING TIGHTNESS

Rupa Ramesh Patel; Dr. Nupoor Kulkarni

Volume : VIII, Issue : VI, June - 2019

THE IMMEDIATE EFFECT OF FOAM ROLLING VERSUS MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUE ON HAMSTRING FLEXIBILITY IN HEALTHY YOUNG INDIVIDUALS WITH HAMSTRING TIGHTNESS

Rupa Ramesh Patel, Dr. Nupoor Kulkarni

Abstract :

Background: The purpose was to compare the effects of foam rolling and muscle energy technique (MET) on hamstring flexibility in healthy young individuals with hamstring tightness. Methodology: 80 participants were selected according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria and were randomly allocated into 2 groups – Group A (Foam rolling) and Group B (MET). Straight leg raise (SLR) test and Active knee extension (AKE) tests were the outcome measures used to assess hamstring flexibility, pre and post intervention. Data was evaluated using paired t test and z test. Result: Within group comparison demonstrated that the SLR and AKE scores improved significantly in both foam rolling and MET group (p<0.0001). Between group comparison demonstrated that there was no significant difference in SLR and AKE scores between both the groups (p>0.0001). Conclusion: Both foam rolling and MET were equally effective in improving hamstring flexibility.