RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LUMBAR LORDOTIC ANGLE AND HAMSTRING MUSCLES TIGHTNESS
Sarhan, M., Zedan, A., Elshazly, M. (2022). RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LUMBAR LORDOTIC ANGLE AND HAMSTRING MUSCLES TIGHTNESS. EKB Journal Management System, 9(1), 35-39. doi: 10.21608/ejpt.2022.98703.1060
Mohammed Ali Sarhan; Adel Motawea Zedan; Mahmoud Elshazly. "RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LUMBAR LORDOTIC ANGLE AND HAMSTRING MUSCLES TIGHTNESS". EKB Journal Management System, 9, 1, 2022, 35-39. doi: 10.21608/ejpt.2022.98703.1060
Sarhan, M., Zedan, A., Elshazly, M. (2022). 'RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LUMBAR LORDOTIC ANGLE AND HAMSTRING MUSCLES TIGHTNESS', EKB Journal Management System, 9(1), pp. 35-39. doi: 10.21608/ejpt.2022.98703.1060
Sarhan, M., Zedan, A., Elshazly, M. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LUMBAR LORDOTIC ANGLE AND HAMSTRING MUSCLES TIGHTNESS. EKB Journal Management System, 2022; 9(1): 35-39. doi: 10.21608/ejpt.2022.98703.1060

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LUMBAR LORDOTIC ANGLE AND HAMSTRING MUSCLES TIGHTNESS

Egyptian Journal of Physical Therapy
Article 6, Volume 9, Issue 1, March 2022, Page 35-39  XML PDF (668.8 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejpt.2022.98703.1060
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Authors
Mohammed Ali Sarhan1; Adel Motawea Zedan email orcid 2; Mahmoud Elshazly3
1Assistant professor at Department of Physical Therapy for Musculoskeletal Disorders and its Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt
2Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Physical Therapy for Musculoskeletal Disorders and its Surgery, faculty of physical therapy, Benha University, Benha, Egypt.
3Assistant professor at the Department of Physical Therapy for Surgery, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Purpose: Given that there was inconsistent results about relation of hamstring muscle flexibility and pelvic tilt and lumbar curve, the current study purpose was to examine the relationship between the lumbar lordotic curve and hamstring muscle tightness in adults.
Methods: In this study, lumbar curve angle was measured by bubble inclinometer, and Hamstrings muscles tightness was measured with a standard goniometer (using active knee extension test technique), in 40 males (17) and females (23) subjects with mean age of 39 years not complaining from structural abnormalities of the spine or knee region.
Results: this study found that there was a non-significant correlation between lumbar lordotic angle and hamstring muscle tightness (spearman correlation coefficient (rho)=0.2, P value=0.12).
Conclusion: lumbar lordotic angle not significantly correlates with hamstring muscle tightness. This may underestimate the importance of hamstring muscle stretching exercises in treating patients complaining with mechanical low back pain.
Keywords: lumbar lordotic angle; inclinometer; hamstrings muscle tightness; correlation study design.
Keywords
Keywords: lumbar lordotic angle; inclinometer; hamstrings muscle tightness; correlation study design
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