Comparison between Immediate Effects of Post Isometric Relaxation and Reciprocal Inhibition Techniques on Hamstring Flexibility in Patients with Hamstring Tightness: An Experimental Study

Authors

  • Samiksha Sanjiv Sathe1 , Tejal Rajandekar2 , Kirti Thodge3 , Ashwin Chavhan4

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12704

Keywords:

Post isometric relaxation, Reciprocal inhibition, Immediate effect.

Abstract

Aim: There are studies comparing the effects of post isometric relaxation technique & reciprocal inhibition
technique on hamstring muscle flexibility but to the best of our knowledge there is hardly any study that has
reported comparative immediate effect of these two techniques. Thus the aim of our study was to evaluate
the immediate effect of these two techniques on hamstring muscle flexibility.
Method: The research design used was Comparative Experimental study design. Total 46 participants were
screened and those meeting the inclusion criteria (n=40) were included in the study. The participants were
randomly divided into two groups- group A - post isometric relaxation and Group B - reciprocal inhibition
of 20 each. Pre and immediate post intervention scores were measured in terms of AKET
Findings: Inter group comparison (student’s unpaired t test) showed that there was no statistically significant
difference between the two groups in terms of AKET. The comparison of pre and post intervention values of
the outcome measure in both the groups showed a statistically significant difference.
Conclusion: It can be concluded from the present study that both post isometric relaxation technique &
reciprocal inhibition technique have an immediate effect on reducing hamstring muscle tightness. From
the mean difference values it is visible that PIR (13.20) is slightly more effective than RI (5.45) although
statistically significant difference is not seen.

Author Biography

  • Samiksha Sanjiv Sathe1 , Tejal Rajandekar2 , Kirti Thodge3 , Ashwin Chavhan4

    1
    Assistant Professor, DattaMeghe College of Physiotherapy, Nagpur, 2Lecturer, Narayana Hrudayalaya College of
    Physiotherapy, Bangalore, 3
    MPT Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiotherapist, 4
    Senior Resident Jawaharlal
    Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha

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Published

2020-10-29

How to Cite

Comparison between Immediate Effects of Post Isometric Relaxation and Reciprocal Inhibition Techniques on Hamstring Flexibility in Patients with Hamstring Tightness: An Experimental Study. (2020). Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 14(4), 6871-6875. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12704