Year: 2024 | Month: April | Volume: 14 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 550-558
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20240470
Additional Effects of Tissue Flossing Coupled with Functional Activities on Hamstring Flexibility and Dynamic Balance in Recreationally Active Female Students: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Fatema Campwala1, Vinit Mody2
1MPT Student, Pioneer Physiotherapy College, Sayajipura, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
2Associate Professor, Pioneer Physiotherapy College, Sayajipura, Vadodara, Gujarat.
Corresponding Author: Dr. Fatema Campwala (PT)
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Hamstring tightness, generally defined as a lack of ROM with a concomitant feeling of restriction in the posterior thigh, has been documented across all age groups as a potential cause of dysfunctional or restricted movement of the hip. Hamstring flexibility is essential to avoid musculoskeletal problems of lower quadrant. Starrett and Cordoza, in 2015 stated that compression tissue flossing or tissue flossing is a new method and technique that is getting more and more popular to increase range of motion, reduce pain, prevent injury, improving muscle contractions in athletes and normal exercisers.
PURPOSE: To find out the additional effects of tissue flossing coupled with functional activities on hamstring flexibility and dynamic balance in recreationally active female students.
METHODS: After taking informed written consent, students were divided into 2 groups. Study was done on 52 female students; Group A was Experimental group and group B Control group. Experimental group received floss band along with functional actives and Control group received functional activities alone, all the functional activities were performed for 15 times and 3 times/week for 4 weeks. KEA and SLTH were used as outcome measures and pre and post- intervention measures were taken.
RESULTS: The results of this study showed statistically significant improvement in knee extension angle and dynamic balance with the use of floss band along with functional activities and functional activities alone (P value ≤ 0.001). But, in between group comparison, floss band along with functional activities were found to be more effective than functional activities alone (P value ≤0.05).
CONCLUSION: Flossband along with functional activities were found to be more effective than functional activities alone on hamstring flexibility and dynamic balance in recreationally active female students.
Key words: Tissue flossing, Floss band, Hamstring flexibility, Dynamic balance, Knee extension angle (KEA), Single leg triple hop test (SLTH)