Comparison of hot hydrotherapy with combined neuro-muscular technique of hamstrings on knee range of movement
Item
- Title
- Comparison of hot hydrotherapy with combined neuro-muscular technique of hamstrings on knee range of movement
- Author(s)
- Alibhai Nadia
- Abstract
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ABSTRACT
The length of hamstring musculature play an important role in the basic biomechanics of the lower limb, hence overall body function. Hot hydrotherapy and NMT are commonly employed in Osteopathic practice as means of resolving muscle and joint dysfunction. However, there are few clinical trials to establish the efficiency of these treatments.
The target of this study was to compare the effectiveness of hot hydrotherapy alone with hot hydrotherapy combined with NMT on the knee range of movement.
The study recruited 40 test subjects (18 male, 22 female) From the British College of Osteopathic Medicine. All subjects were free of injury and pathology to the knee, hip and lumbar spine. The subjects were randomly allocated to one of the two groups (20 subjects in each): Control and treatment groups. The control group received no intervention. Treatment one consisted of hot hydrotherapy in the form of a compress for ten minutes. Treatment two took place after 1 week and consisted of hot hydrotherapy with NMT. The NMT consisted of a combination of effleurage, kneading and ironing. Hamstring flexibility was determined by measuring active knee extension range movement using a Universal Goniometer.
Data analysis was conducted between pre-treatment against post treatment, pre treatment against one week with no treatment and post treatment against one week with no treatment groups. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was performed on all the results; this showed that there was a significant difference (p<0.05) between the three groups. Therefore, the control group was removed from further statistical tests.
An F-test was conducted on the variance to ascertain if they were equal or unequal.
Therefore, a two-sampled paired t-test was performed between the treatment groups. A two-tailed t-test showed that both the treatments had significantly increased (p<0.05) in active knee extension range of movement in pre against post, pre against one week no treatment and post against one week no treatment values.
A one-tailed t-test was then performed. This showed that hot hydrotherapy with NMT had significantly (p<0.05) greater increase in active knee extension range of movement in pre against post treatment and pre against one week no treatment. The post against one week no treatment showed an overall decrease in range of movement.
It was concluded that hot hydrotherapy and hot hydrotherapy with NMT are both effective methods for increase in hamstring flexibility. Although there was a greater increase in hamstring flexibility immediately after treatment of hot hydrotherapy with NMT, the effects lasted for a limited period of time. - presented at
- British College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Date Accepted
- 0
- Date Submitted
- 1.1.1970 00:00:00
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 13565
- Inst-Identifier
- 1076
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Alibhai Nadia, “Comparison of hot hydrotherapy with combined neuro-muscular technique of hamstrings on knee range of movement”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 2, 2025, https://www.osteopathic-research.org/s/orw/item/1191