Comparison Between Effects of Active Release Technique and Post Isometric Relaxation on Adductor Strain in Mixed Martial Arts Fighters

Launched by FOUNDATION UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD · Apr 23, 2024

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This clinical trial is studying two different treatment methods for adductor strains in mixed martial arts fighters. Adductor strains are injuries that affect the muscles located in the inner thigh, which can happen during activities like kicking or jumping. The trial will compare the "Active Release Technique," a hands-on treatment aimed at relieving muscle tightness, with "Post-Isometric Relaxation," which involves stretching muscles after they have been contracted.

To participate in this study, fighters need to be between 20 and 35 years old, and have a mild to moderate adductor strain (grades 1 or 2). They must be actively involved in professional mixed martial arts and experience specific symptoms, such as pain when the affected area is touched or when they try to stretch the muscles. Participants will receive one of the two treatments and will be monitored to see which method works better for reducing pain and improving function. This study is currently recruiting participants, so if you or someone you know fits the criteria, it might be a great opportunity to help advance treatment for these types of injuries.

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Eligibility criteria

• 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