Overview
This study is a randomized controlled trial and the purpose of this study is to compare the effects between active release technique and post-isometric relaxation on adductor strain in mixed martial arts fighters.
Description
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects between active release technique and post-isometric relaxation on adductor strain in mixed martial arts fighters on flexibility, pain, range of motion, and functionality, in adults (age: 20-35 years )
- Numeric pain rating scale
- Goniometer
- Bent Knee Fall Out Test
- Lower extremity functional scale Data will be collected before and after the intervention protocol for each participant.
Data collection procedure: Participants of interest would be approached and explained about the research. Informed written consent will be taken. Pre and post-intervention scores will be recorded.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Both male and female genders
- Ages 20-35 years
- Professional Mixed Martial Arts fighters involved in kicking, sprinting, jumping, hiking
- Grade 1 or 2 adductor strain
- Clinical adductor dysfunction (pain reproduced by palpation of the enthesis, passive stretching of the adductors, and active resisted adduction)
- Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) 1-8
- Positive Bent Knee Fall Out (BKFO test)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any clinical or radiographic evidence of pathological involvement of the hip joint (femoroacetabular impingement: pincer and/or cam features, dysplasia)
- Grade 3 adductor strain
- History of recent fracture