Immediate effects of neurodynamic sliding on ipsilateral and contralateral lower limb mobility and stretch tolerance in young assymptomatic subjects
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2018-11-29 |
eISBN 978-9955-15-587-4
Abstracts included in the „Book of Abstracts“ were reviewed by one independent scientific referee. Referees: Algė Daunoravičienė, Alma Kajėnienė, Vilma Mauricienė, Laimonas Šiupšinskas, Ernesta Gurskienė, Viktorija Kaktienė, Agnė Slapšinskaitė, Brigita Zachovajevienė, Renata Žumbakytė-Šermukšnienė.
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Introduction. Usually in sports and rehabilitation for muscle extensibility improvement various stretching techniques are used. Sensory theory suggests that increases in muscle extensibility after single stretching session comes not from affecting the mechanical properties of the muscle but result from modified sensation of stretch or pain [1]. Stretch tolerance improvement could be achieved not only by stretching muscles but by other techniques such as neurodynamic mobilization [2, 3]. Research aim: to evaluate immediate effects of neurodynamic sliding technique on ipsilateral and contralateral lower limb mobility and stretch tolerance in young asymptomatic subjects. Research methods and organization. This study involved twenty one young asymptomatic subjects (mean age 22.43±0.34 years, range 21-25 years). Subjects were assigned into two groups – neurodynamic mobilization group (NDG) and control group (CG). NDG participants performed neurodynamic sciatic nerve mobilization with their dominant leg for 60 sec and repeated it 5 times. Neural sliding technique in a seated Slump position was used, where participant performed alternating movements of knee extension/ankle dorsiflexion with cervical extension, and knee flexion/ankle plantarflexion with cervical flexion [3]. CG participants get no intervention and was sitting still (approximately 6 min.) between two testing sessions. Measurements of muscle extensibility and stretch tolerance were performed before and right after intervention. The passive straight leg raise (PSLR) test was used to determine changes in hamstring muscle extensibility. PSLR results are expressed in degrees and were measured by smartphone app Clinometer. For stretch tolerance each participant indicated their perception of stretching sensation during every muscle extensibility testing by marking a point in a 10 cm visual analogue scale. The comparison of two independent samples was carri [...].