Effect of Muscle Energy Technique on Kicking Speed in Football Players with Hamstring Tightness - An Experimental Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 44-50
Author(s):  
Swapnil G. Kulkarni ◽  
Harshada R. Patil ◽  
Akshay A. Chougule
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Injury ◽  
Hamstring Injury ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Hamstring Muscle ◽  
Muscle Energy Technique ◽  
Acceleration And Deceleration ◽  
Muscle Energy ◽  
Hamstring Flexibility ◽  
The Given ◽  
Key Words Muscle

Background: Football is a dynamic sport that requires athlete to perform many different movements and skills such as rapid acceleration and deceleration, jumping, kicking, and sliding, quick changes of directions. Hamstring muscle injury being the commonest injury is due to hamstring tightness. Prevalence of hamstring injury is common in football players because of its tightness. Muscle energy technique helps in increasing Hamstring flexibility of football players with hamstring tightness. Purpose of Study: The purpose of this study was to find out the effect of Muscle energy technique on kicking speed in football players with hamstring tightness. The players were given 6 days Muscle energy technique on hamstring muscle to improve its flexibility. Kicking speed time was checked pre and post Muscle energy technique. Materials and Methodology: Football players with hamstring tightness [n=40] were included in this study. Muscle energy technique was given for hamstring tightness for 6 days. Pre and post kicking speed time of the players were noted. Result: There was decrease in kicking speed time of the players when compared with pre [0.785] and post [0.4450] Muscle energy technique was proved statistically significant [p=0.000]. Conclusion: It is concluded that Muscle energy technique helps in decreasing the kicking speed time i.e. the ball will cover the given distance in shorter period of time in football players with hamstring tightness and hence helps in bringing out their best performance on field. Key words: Muscle energy technique [MET], Hamstring tightness, kicking speed time.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUE ON FLEXIBILITY OF HAMSTRING MUSCLE IN FUTSAL PLAYERS

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shenbaga Sundaram Subramanian
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Length ◽  
Knee Extension ◽  
Hamstring Muscle ◽  
Muscle Injuries ◽  
Muscle Energy Technique ◽  
Hamstring Muscles ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Direction Of Movement ◽  
Muscle Energy ◽  
Hamstring Flexibility

Futsal is an upcoming popular sport in the industry, it is an active dynamic sport which requires the players to perform various movements like rapidly accelerating and decelerating, it also requires them to rapidly change their direction of movement, it also involves a lot of sliding and kicking. Compared to other athletic sports played worldwide, futsal is a rather vigorous sport with increased incidence of injuries. Tightness in the hamstring muscles can lead to various injuries. The prevalence of hamstring muscle injuries is very high in futsal players due to muscle tightness. This study aims to determine the effects of Muscle Energy Technique (MET) on hamstring flexibility among futsal players. After being screened as per the inclusion and exclusion criteria, the participants were given the chronic implication of MET where the technique was performed for seven to ten seconds with twenty percent of resistive effort synchronized with the breathing pattern of the participant and then stretched to the new muscle length, this was repeated until no further gain was possible. The hamstring length was assessed using the Active Knee Extension Test (AKET) before and after the intervention, the values were then compared. The result of the study had shown an improvement in the hamstring length following the intervention (16.50) to be statistically significant (P <0.01) when compared to the baseline findings (23.67). It has been concluded that MET can increase the hamstring flexibility among futsal players, thus it will be able to reduce the injury rate.Keywords: Hamstring Flexibility, Muscle Energy Technique, Hamstring tightness,Futsal Players, Active Knee Extension.

IMMEDIATE EFFECT OF NEURAL MOBILIZATION ON HAMSTRING FLEXIBILITY AND FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE AMONG FOOTBALL PLAYERS IN VADODARA

2021 ◽  
pp. 37-40
Author(s):  
Jonshi Kiritkumar Dulera (PT) ◽  
Paras Abhesinh Bhura (PT)
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Injury ◽  
Functional Performance ◽  
Vertical Jump ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Hamstring Muscle ◽  
Muscle Injuries ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Hamstring Flexibility ◽  
Short Session

Background: Hamstring muscle injuries are a common occurrence in a wide range of sprint-based sports which accounts 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 strain injury and can influence functional performance. To prevent hamstring muscle injury, routine traditional intervention is used. Neural mobilization has been an emerging technique but its research on sports field is very limited. Thus, the need of the study was to examine the immediate effect of neural mobilization on hamstring flexibility and Functional performance 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 Functional Performance among Football Players in Vadodara. Methodology: 48 Male Football Players who met the Inclusion Criteria were recruited from Baroda Football Academy (BFA) and Swarnim Gujarat Sports University (SGSU). There was a short 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-Line Sprint Test 5 minutes break was provided to avoid fatigue. Following 5 minutes break, Sciatic neural sliding mobilization was 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: The present study showed that sciatic neural mobilization had a Positive effect on hamstring flexibility and functional performance among Football Players in Vadodara.

Effect of muscle energy technique on flexibility of hamstring muscle in Indian national football players

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Roshan Adkitte ◽  
ShrutiGajendra Rane ◽  
Ujwal Yeole ◽  
Biplab Nandi ◽  
Pravin Gawali
Keyword(s):  
Football Players ◽  
Hamstring Muscle ◽  
Muscle Energy Technique ◽  
Muscle Energy

scholarly journals The Current Implementation of an Evidence-Based Hamstring Injury Prevention Exercise (Nordic Hamstring Exercise) among Athletes Globally

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-280
Author(s):  
Wesam Saleh A. Al Attar
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Injury ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Lower Limbs ◽  
Hamstring Injury ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Hamstring Muscle ◽  
Injury Rates ◽  
Current Implementation ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Gender Type

Purpose. The Nordic hamstring exercise (NHE) has been shown to be successful in reducing hamstring muscle injury (HMI), which is one of the most common non-contact injuries of the lower limbs. This is especially pertinent in sports that require acceleration, maximal sprints, and sudden changes in the direction of running and sprinting, such as soccer and rugby. This study aimed to evaluate the awareness, implementation, and opinions of athletes worldwide regarding the effectiveness of NHE in preventing hamstring injury. Materials and methods. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 1500 athletes from different sports. The survey consisted of six questions covering country, gender, type of sport, awareness, implementation, and opinions of athletes worldwide regarding the effectiveness of NHE in preventing hamstring injury. The survey was available in ten different languages. Results. A total of 1142 male and female athletes from different sports participated in the survey. More than half of the athletes 641 (56%) were aware of NHE, and only 519 (45.4 %) were implementing NHE in their current training routines. Athletes who implemented NHE reported a positive opinion regarding the program’s effectiveness with a score of 8.4 ± 1 out of 10. Conclusions. Many athletes were aware of NHE and implemented it in their training routine since they found it to be effective in decreasing hamstring injury rates. However, additional work must be done to educate athletes about the importance of implementing this exercise and its effectiveness in preventing hamstring injury.

Hamstring flexibility in young women following passive stretch and muscle energy technique

2009 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 143-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azadeh Shadmehr ◽  
Mohmmad Reza Hadian ◽  
Sedigheh Sadat Naiemi ◽  
Shohreh Jalaie
Keyword(s):  
Young Women ◽  
Muscle Energy Technique ◽  
Muscle Energy ◽  
Hamstring Flexibility ◽  
Passive Stretch

EFFECT OF NEURODYNAMIC SLIDING TECHNIQUE VERSUS STATIC STRETCHING ON HAMSTRING FLEXIBILITY IN FOOTBALL PLAYERS WITH SHORT HAMSTRING SYNDROME

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (02) ◽  
pp. 1450009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Venus. K. Pagare ◽  
Pooja. M. Ganacharya ◽  
Aarti Sareen ◽  
Tushar. J. Palekar
Keyword(s):  
Hamstring Injury ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Static Stretching ◽  
The Past ◽  
History Of ◽  
Hamstring Flexibility ◽  
Sliding Technique ◽  
Straight Leg Raise ◽  
Study Participants

Purpose: To compare the effects of Neurodynamic Sliding Technique with static stretching on hamstring flexibility in healthy young football players with short hamstring syndrome. Methods: 30 male football players within age group 18–25 years with short hamstring syndrome i.e. initial passive straight leg raise (SLR) ≤ 75° participated in the study. Participants were excluded if they exhibited any hamstring injury within the past year or presence of any history of neurological or orthopedic disorder affecting the lower extremities (e.g. Peripheral neuropathy, femur fracture, meniscal injury, low back pain, etc.) the participants were randomly assigned to either Neurodynamic Sliding Technique group or static stretching group. The same researcher provided the intervention to both the groups for three sessions on three different days over a period of one week. Passive SLR was measured pre-intervention, immediately after 1st session and after three sessions. Results: Statistical analysis (p < 0.05) revealed significant improvement for both the groups but no statistical difference between the two groups. Conclusion: Thus, both the techniques are equally effective to improve hamstring flexibility in football players with short hamstring syndrome.

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