The effect on lumbar range of motion from hamstring muscle group MET in females
Item
- Title
- The effect on lumbar range of motion from hamstring muscle group MET in females
- Author(s)
- Jones Caroline
- Abstract
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Objectives: To investigate whether muscle energy techniques (MET) on the hamstring group affected lumbar spine range of motion in females, and whether this effect varied depending on the phase of the subject's menstrual cycle.
Background Data: MET to the hamstring along with the other techniques is often used by osteopaths to improve structure and function in low back disorders through connections with the pelvis, ligaments and thoracolumbar fascia. No study before has looked at whether the effect of hamstring MET has on the lumbar range of motion can vary according to particular times during a woman's menstrual cycle.
Design: A random, controlled pre and post treatment comparison
Subjects: All females between the ages of 18 to 34 (mean age 23). 10 in the control group and 10 in the MET group.
Method: The same examiner performed all the measurements, on each subject, on day 1, 14 and 21 of their menstrual cycle. The MET group had their lumbar range of motion measured, then they were asked to lie down while the examiner performed the hamstring MET on both legs and were then re-measured. The control group had the same procedure, apart from instead of the hamstring MET, they had gentle passive mobility performed on their hips by the examiner for two minutes on each hip.
Results: No significant change was found in the control group. A significant change was found in flexion, lateral flexion and rotation (p<0.05, df=9), but not extension in the MET group. No significant change was found in pre and post treatment lumbar spine motion from the different phases on the menstrual cycle.
Conclusion: Hamstring muscle group contract and relax MET results in an increase in lumbar spine motion to all motion vectors apart from extension. Particular phase of the menstrual cycle makes no differences to the effect the hamstring MET has on the lumbar spine range of motion. - 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
- 13675
- Inst-Identifier
- 1076
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Jones Caroline, “The effect on lumbar range of motion from hamstring muscle group MET in females”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed April 25, 2024, https://www.osteopathic-research.com/s/orw/item/1082