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RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES BANGALORE, KARNATAKA ANNEXURE II PROFORMA FOR REGISTRATION OF SUBJECT FOR DISSERTATION 1. NAME OF THE CANDIDATE AND ROBY VARGHESE ADDRESS C\O C K SAMUEL KARIMPIL HOUSE KADAMANKULLAM PO KALLOOPPARA PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT KERALA 2. NAME OF THE INSTITUTION 3. COURSE OF THE STUDY AND MASTER OF PHYSIOTHERAPY IN SUBJECT MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS AND SPORTS PHYSIOTHERAPY 4. DATE OF ADMISSION TO THE COURSE 5. TITLE OF THE TOPIC: KRUPANIDHI COLLEGE PHYSIOTHERAPY, BANGALORE OF 20th JULY-2012 “ EFFECT OF RHYTHEMIC STABILIZATION OVER PASSIVE STRETCHING ON INJURY PREVENTION IN BASKETBALL PLAYERS : A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL ” 1 RESUME OF THE INTENDED WORK 6. INTRODUCTION Basketball is a team sports,objective is to shoot a ball through a basket positioned to score following a set of rules.Two teams of five players play on a marked rectangular court with a basket at each width end.Basketball is one of the most popular and widely viewed sports in the world. According to a study of high school basketball players by the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) :Approximately 42% of the injuries were to the ankle/foot,far outnumbering other injured body categories such as hip/thigh(11%) and knee (9%).Sprain were the most common type of injury (43%).59% of game-related injuries occured during second half of the game.With modern basketballs fastpace game come many oppertunities for injuries.It is estimated that more than 1.6 million injuries are associated with basketball each year.The common injuries occuring in basketball are ankle sprain,jammed finger,knee injuries,deep thigh bruises,facial cuts and stress fractures commonly in foot and lower leg(tibia).[1] Basketball injuries can be seperated into two general categories : overuse injuries and traumatic injuries.Injuries caused by stressing an area over and over until it is damaged and begins to hurt are described as overuse injuries.Common of them are patellar tendinitis or "jumpers knee",Achilles tendinitis and rotator cuff injuries.Traumatic injuries are those caused by sudden forcefull injury.Common ones are jammed finger,muscle pull or tear,ankle or knee sprain,meniscal tear and ACL tear injuries. Injury prevention is mainly by warm up exercise followed by stretching exercises which are usually a combination of active and static stretches.Key areas to stretch are the muscles of the legs (including the buttocks) as well as the pectorals and shoulder musculature.Strength and power are important in both basketball performance as well 2 as injury prevention.Due to explosive nature of the game ,plyometrics are often used to improve performance.These are explosive drills using jumps and bounds often from a height.Basketball is played in 12 minutes periods,throughout which a player must perform repeated bouts of strenuous exercise with little rest in between.An excellent aerobic(low intensity) base should be maintained during the offseason,which can be developed during pre-season into aerobic fitness.This is done with short burst of intense exercise are interspersed with rest periods.If a player is not fit for the sports then fatigue kicks in and fatigue leads to injury.Players wear knee and elbow pads which protects these areas from abrasions and bruising in the event of fall.Taping ,bracing and low or high top basketball shoes are used especially by those with previous ankle injuries and to prevent injuries. The constant movement that occurs during basketball can help build muscle endurance and stamina.This can improve ability to run,jump and shoot by strengthening the muscles that we use when playing basketball.The major muscles of use are core muscle group which include midsection,lowerback and hips.The upper limb muscles like pectoral muscles,deltoid,arm muscles, neck muscles etc.Lower limb muscles include hamstring ,quads and the calf which are very prominent for running all around the court,bending,stabilizing the legs and jumping for the shot. Rhythemic stabilization alters between isometric contraction of agonistic and antagonistic pattern.The strength of the contraction is gradually increased as the range of motion is progressively reduced during the entire sequence.Rhythmic stabilization improves active and passive range of motion,increase holding power,increase stability and balance,improves local circulation and aids later relaxation.[2] The term rhythmic stabilization is commonly used to describe exercise that are designed to develop stability in proximal muscle joints.These are forms of isometric exercises designed to develop joint and postural stability.Rhythmic stabilization is a form of isometric exercise in which manual resistance is applied to one side of a 3 proximal joint and then to the other as the patient holds a closed chain position to facilitate a simultaneous isometric contraction of muscles on both sides of the joint.Manual resistance can also be applied alternately to opposite sides of an extrimity as a patient holds an isometric contraction in an open kinematic chain.When using manually resisted isometric technique to develop stability.Manual contact should be maintained all time as the isometric contraction are repeated.As a transition is made from one muscle contraction to another ,no distinct relaxation phase or joint movement should occur between the opposing contraction.[3] In the manual passive stretching,another person or therapist moves the clients body into the stretching positions.The therapists control the force,direction,speed and duration of the stretch.To perform this type of stretching safely,the therapist must be knowledgeable about of the physiology and kinesthetics of the involved structures.The therapist must maintain close communication with the client and stay within the clients pain and comfort tolerances.The client should remain as relaxed as possible as the body part is moved through its range to the point of tightness and then just beyond.The force used must be enough to put the tension on the structures but not enough to cause pain or injury.The client should feel a sense of pulling or tightness in the tissue that are being stretched,but not pain.Manual stretches are generally held for 15-30 seconds and repeated several time.[4] Stretching is a passive technique used to increase the flexibility of musculoskeletal tissues and hence aid movement and activity,improve performance and decrease the incidence of sporting injuries.Stretching exercises are also necessary in the treament of musculoskeletal sporting injuries to relieve pain and to restore or increase the range of movement.The stretching program must be preceded by a warmup as this allows a greater degree of flexibility to be gained.Passive stretching also needs to be used with active exercises to increase and retain the joint range that has been attained.Normally passive range of motion of a joint is greater than active range and a furthur small range can be attained with passive over pressure.This extra range is lost in muscle 4 injuries and can be restored by passive stretching with over-pressure.The strength of passive stretching is dependent on the diaganosis and assessment of the degree of the injured tissue and the pain response.[5] Stretching movements should be commenced early in the management of soft tissue lesions within the limit of pain.In grade 1 and 2 ligament sprains early gentle passive stretching should be used,governed by the pain response.Grade 1 injuries can be stretched much more strongly than grade 2 injuries.[5] 6.1 NEED FOR THE STUDY Basketball injuries occurs commonly due to its explosive movements.About 42% of the injuries were occurring to the ankle/foot followed by hip/thigh and knee.For the injuries,common treatments like heat ,cold,bandaging,rest etc are given.Stretching has also been used before and after the session of activities to improve exercise performance and in reducing injuries.Rhythemic stabilization havn`t been used widely as its effect on injury prevention in sports are studied limitedly. However,the studies on passive stretching and rhythemic stabilization has been done before but the combined effect of rhythemic stabilization and passive stretching in injury prevention has not yet been studied.We conducted a trial to determine whether giving a four month combined rhythemic stabilization and passive stretching technique on basketball players will reduce their injuries or not. There have been no publications in western biomedical literature that shows that the combined effect of rhythemic stabilization and passive stretching technique reduces injuries in basketball players.We designed a clinical trial to evaluate its effectiveness and outcome for baskeball players. 5 The study will focus on scientific and theoretical basis of using the combined effect of rhythemic stabilization and passive stretching technique. 6.2 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY (A) OBJECTIVES 1.To find out the effectiveness of passive stretching to prevent injuries in basketball players. 2.To find out the effectiveness of rhythemic stabilization to prevent injuries in basketball players. 3.To find out the combined effect of rhythemic stabilization and passive stretching in preventing injuries in baskeball players. (B) HYPOTHESIS NULL HYPOTHESIS There is no significant difference exists between combination of rhythmic stabilization and passive stretching in prevention of injuries in basketball players. EXPERIMENTAL HYPOTHESIS There is significant difference exists between combination of rhythmic stabilization and passive stretching in prevention of injuries in basketball players. 6 6.2 REVIEWS OF LITERATURE 1.Malliaropoulos N 2004 The results suggested that stretching is of great importance in treating muscle strain injuries in that it improves the effectiveness of the rest rehabilitation program.[6] 2.Herbert R D,Gabriel M 2002 Stretching before or after exercising does not confer protecion from muscle soreness.Stretching before exercising does not seem to confer a practically useful reduction in the risk of injury,but the generality of the finding needs testing.Insufficient research has been done with which to determine the effects of stretching on sporting perfomance.[7] 3.McHugh M P 2008 Stretch induced strength was dependent on muscle length,such that strength was decreased with the muscle group in a shortened position ,but not with the muscle group in lengthened position.Strength loss and pain after eccentric exercise were generally unaffected by prior stretching ,with the exception that stretching prevented strength loss when assessed with the muscle in lengthened position.[8] 4.Park D Y 2011 Stretching or warmup alone and combined did not demonstrate statistically significant differences.Stretching and warmup may have an equivalent effect on Achilles tendon biomechanics.Prolonged and more intense protocols may be required for changes to occur.[9] 5.Bello M 2011 Indoor athlets were randomly divided into two groups :a rhythemic stabilization(RS) group(7athlets) and passive stretching(PS) group(7athlets).During four months,athlets of both group had lower limb injuries.Although no significant difference was found 7 between RS and PS a trend suggests RS may be more effective than PS to prevent muscular and ankle joint lesions in indoor soccer athlets,but more research is needed.[10] 6.Andersen L L 2006 This study examined the level of knee joint neuromuscular activation during four conventional therapeutic exercises (quadriceps femoris muscle setting,manual lateralization of patella,rhythmic stabilization and the pelvic bridging exercise) and four heavy resistance exercises(free weight squat with a barbell,horizontal seated leg press,isolated knee extension wih a cam mechanism and isolated hamstring muscle curl)in young untrained men who are healthy.Results indicate that heavy resistance exercises should be included in rehabilitation program to induce sufficient level of neuromuscular activation to stimulate muscle growth and strength.[11] 7.Herman K 2012 Effective implementation of practical neuromuscular warmup strategies can reduce lower extremity injury incidence in young amateur female athletes and male and female military recruits.This is typically a warmup strategy that includes stretching,strengthening,balance exercise,sports-specific agility drills and landing techniques applied consistently for longer than three consecutive months.Inorder to optimize the strategies,the mechanisms for their effectiveness require further evaluation.[12] 8. Thacker S B 2004 This study showed that there is not sufficient evidence to endorse or discontinue routine stretching before or after exercise to prevent injury among competetive athlets or recreational athlets.Furthur research especialy well-conducted randomized trial is urgently needed to determine the proper role of stretching in sports.[13] 8 9.Coppack R J 2011 A simple set of lower limb stretching and strengthening exercise resulted in a substantial and safe reduction in the incidence of anterior knee pain in a young military population undertaking a physical conditioning program.Such exercises could also be beneficial for preventing this common injury among nonmilitary participants in recreational physical activity.[14] 10.Mc Nair P J 1996 Both jogging and static stretching exercises appear to be beneficial to individuals participating in sports activity.[15] 7. MATERIALS AND METHODOLOGY 7.1 SOURCES OF DATA A.POPULATION Basketball players in Krupanidhi College and around Bangalore. B.SAMPLE SIZE 45 subjects with age groups of 17-28 years satisfying the selection criteria will be selected from the population and to be divided into three groups with 15 subjects in each group. 7.2 METHOD OF COLLECTION OF DATA 7.2.1 A.SAMPLING TECHNIQUE Convenient sampling 9 B.MEASUREMENT TOOL Visual Analog Scale (VAS) 7.2.2 STUDY DESIGN ANNOVA will be used. 7.3 SELECTION CRITERIA A.INCLUSION CRITERIA Inorder to participate in this study, subjects will have to fulfill following criteria: Healthy individuals who play basketball. Age groups: 17-28years. Both male and female subjects. B.EXCLUSION CRITERIA Subjects over 28 years and below 17 years. Uncooperative patients. Subjects with any progressive health problem. 7.4 DURATION Four months 7.5 MATERIALS USED FOR STUDY Paper Pen Goniometer 10 Inchtape 7.6 PROCEDURE All subjects who play basketball will be included in the study based on selection criteria.The formal informed consent shall be obtained and signed by the subjects themselves. The subjects fulfilling the inclusions criteria will be randomly divided into three groups- Experimental Group 1: Passive Stretching alone(15 subjects) Experimental Group 2: Rhythmic Stabilization alone(15 subjects) Controlled Group 3: Combined Rhythemic stabilization and passive stretching(15 subjects). Pre intervention measurements: Outcome measures including Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was assessed at baseline and 4 months in three groups. Intervention for Experimental Group 1: Passive Stretching Passive stretching is a technique in which the subject make no contribution to range of motion, instead an external force is created by a manual force.The therapist controls the force,direction,speed and duration of stretch.This is done with patient in a relaxed position,The examiner holds the limb into movement.The subject doesn’t take part in the stretching as the therapist does the action.The movement is done fully and an end 11 stretch is made within the pain limit and maintained for 15-20 seconds and repeated two times at once.After a particular movement rest is given in between for 30 seconds.In the same way all the movements of the lower limb from hip flexion,extension,abduction,adduction,knee flexion,extension,ankle dosiflexion and plantar flexion are done.Passive stretching is done on every day before and after the game. For stretching the hip flexors,hip extension must be done.For this,patient in made sidelying on the opposite side of the leg to be stretched with knee flexed and the leg to be stretched kept straight and above the other leg.The therapist takes the leg to be stretched to backward and extend with one hand and the other hand supports the back from moving.The hip is taken in a pain free range then to an end stretch within the pain limit of the patient.This position is maintained for 15-20 seconds and is repeated 2 times with 5 seconds rest in between.For stretching the hip extensors,the hip is to be flexed.The patient is in supine lying.The therapist takes one leg to flexion with knees flexed and with the other hand support the other thigh from moving.The hip is taken to a pain free range and then to an end stretch within the pain limit of the patient.This position is maintained for 15-20 seconds and is repeated 2 times with 5 seconds rest in between. For stretching the hip abductors,hip adduction must be done.For this,patient in made supine lying.The therapist takes the other leg which is not been stretched to an abducted position and is kept still with one hand and with the other hand hip adduction is done to the muscle which needs the stretch with knees straight.The hip is taken to a pain free range and to an end stretch within the pain limit of the patient.This position is maintained for 15-20 seconds and is repeated 2 times with 5 seconds rest in between.For stretching the hip adductors,the hip is to be abducted.The patient is in supine lying.The therapist takes the leg to be stretched to abduction and with the other hand support the other leg from moving keeping the knees straightThe hip is taken to a pain free range and then to an end stretch within the pain limit of the patient.This 12 position is maintained for 15-20 seconds and is repeated 2 times with 5 seconds rest in between. For stretching the knee flexors,knee extension must be done.For this,patient in made supinelying.The therapist takes the leg to knee extension from knee flexion with the hip straight with one hand, and the other hand supports the hip from moving.Firstly the knee flexors are taken to a pain free range then to an end stretch within the pain limit of the patient.This position is maintained for 15-20 seconds and is repeated 2 times with 5 seconds rest in between.For stretching the knee extensors,the knee has to be flexed.The patient is in side lying.The therapist takes leg to flexion from extension and with the other hand support the hip from moving.The knee is taken to a pain free range and then to an end stretch within the pain limit of the patient.This position is maintained for 15-20 seconds and is repeated 2 times with 5 seconds rest in between. For stretching the ankle dorsiflexors,ankle plantarflexion must be done.For this,patient in made supine lying or sitting.The therapist takes the foot to ankle plantarflexion with one hand and the other hand supports the ankle joint of same leg from moving.Firstly it is taken to a pain free range then to an end stretch within the pain limit of the patient.This position is maintained for 15-20 seconds and is repeated 2 times with 5 seconds rest in between.For stretching the knee plantarflexors,the ankle is to be dorsiflexed.The patient is in supine lying or sitting.The therapist takes the leg to dorsiflexion and with the other hand support the knee joint of same leg from moving.It is taken to a pain free range and then to an end stretch within the pain limit of the patient.This position is maintained for 15-20 seconds and is repeated 2 times with 5 seconds rest in between. 13 Intervention for Experimental Group 2: Rhythemic stabilization Rhythemic stabilization involves alternate contraction of the agonist and the antagonistic muscles that are resisted by the examiner to keep the muscles isometrically stretched at their maximum.Each cycle of resisted contraction permit gradual lengthening of the affected muscle group because of increased relaxation induced through reciprocal inhibition.As a transition is made from one muscle contraction to another no distinct relaxation phase or joint movement should occur between the opposing contraction of limbs.Rhythemic stabilization on hip flexion,extension,abduction,adduction,knee flexion,extension and ankle dorsiflexion and plantar flexion are done.Rh.Before starting the schedule deep breathing exercise are initiated to attain relaxation.The stabilization exercise starts from the hip joint and ends up in the ankle joint by repeating each rhythemic stabilization pattern exercise 5 times holding up for 30 seconds without rest in between for the agonist and antagonistic muscle.This is done on both the lower limb.It is repeated four times a week on alternate days in the first month ,then three times a week on alternate days in the second month and two times a week for the third and fourth month following passive stretching. Patient in sidelying position.The therapist resist an isometric contraction of the hip flexor group muscles (iliopsoas ,psoas major, psoas minor, illiacus, rectus femoris, sartorius) by placing one hand over the anterior of thigh and avoiding compensatory movements by supporting the hip with the other hand.The patient maintains the positions of the part without trying to move.The resistance is increased slowly as the patient builds a matching force for 30 seconds.When the patient is responding fully,the therapist moves one hand to begin resisting the hip extensor muscles(gluteus maximus,biceps femoris,semitendinosus,semimembranosus) by placing the hand over the posterior of thigh and the other hand supporting the hip for stability.Neither the therapist nor the patient relaxes as the resistance changes.The new resistance is build 14 up slowly.This is done without any interval at a time in between.This is repeated 5 times and then to other muscle groups. Patient in supine lying position.The therapist resist an isometric contraction of the hip abductor group muscles(gluteus minimus,tensor fascia lata,gluteus maximus,gluteus medius) by placing one hand over the lateral part of thigh near to knee joint.The patient maintains the positions of the part without trying to move.The resistance is increased slowly as the patient builds a matching force for 30 seconds.When the patient is responding fully,the therapist moves one hand to begin resisting the hip adductor muscles(adductor magnus,brevis,minimus)by placing one hand over medial aspect of thigh near knee joint.Neither the therapist nor the patient relaxes as the resistance changes.The new resistance is build up slowly.This is done without any interval at a time in between.This is repeated 5 times and then to another muscles. Patient in high sitting with knee hanging at 90 degree and thigh supported comfortably. The therapist resist an isometric contraction of the knee flexor group muscles(hamstring group) by placing one hand over the posterior of tibia.and the other on knee jointThe patient maintains the positions of the part without trying to move.The resistance is increased slowly as the patient builds a matching force for 30 seconds.When the patient is responding fully,the therapist moves one hand to begin resisting the knee extensor muscles(quadriceps group) by placing the hand over the anterior of tibia and the other hand supporting the knee joint.Neither the therapist nor the patient relaxes as the resistance changes.The new resistance is build up slowly.This is done without any interval at a time in between.This is repeated 5 times and then to other muscle groups. Patient is sitting with legs hanging.The therapist resist an isometric contraction of the ankle dorsiflexor group muscles(tibialis anterior,extensor hallucis longus,extensor digitorum longus,peroneus tertius) by placing one hand over the anterior of foot and the other hand supporting ankle joint or heel.The patient maintains the positions of the 15 part without trying to move.The resistance is increased slowly as the patient builds a matching force for 30 seconds.When the patient is responding fully,the therapist moves one hand to begin resisting the ankle plantarflexors muscles(calf group) by placing the hand over the sole of foot and the other hand supporting the ankle joint or foot.Neither the therapist nor the patient relaxes as the resistance changes.The new resistance is build up slowly.This is done without any interval at a time in between.This is repeated 5 times and then to other muscle groups. Intervention for Controlled Group 3: Rhythemic Stabilization It involves alternate contraction of the agonist and the antagonistic muscles that are resisted by the examiner to keep the muscles isometrically stretched at their maximum.Relaxation phase is not there as the transmission is made from one muscle to the another.Here rhythemic stabilization alone is done without any kind of passive stretching.Rhythemic stabilization is always done following the stretching technique.The stabilization of hip flexors,extensors,abductors,adductors,knee flexors,extensors,ankle dorsiflexors and plantarflexors are done.The pattern of exercise is such that an exercise session of 5 times,holding for 30 seconds without any interval.This is repeated four times a week on alternate days in the first month ,then three times a week on alternate days in the second month and two times a week for the third and fourth month.The procedures are same as the above rhythemic stabilization. Passive Stretching Passive stretching is a technique in which the person make no contribution to range of motion, instead an external force is created by a manual force.The therapist controls the force,direction,speed and duration of stretch.This is done with patient in a relaxed position,The examiner holds the limb into movement.The subject doesn’t take part in the stretching as the therapist does the action.The movement is done fully and an end 16 stretch is made within the pain limit and maintained for 15-20 seconds and repeated two times at once.After a particular movement rest is given in between for 30 seconds.In the same way all the movements of the lower limb from hip flexion,extension,abduction,adduction,knee flexion,extension,ankle dosiflexion and plantar flexion are done.Passive stretching is done on every day before and after the game.The procedure are same as the above passive stretching. Post-intervention measurements: Outcome measure including the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain is assessed at baseline for the four months in three groups. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS 7.7 Does the study require any investigation or intervention to be conducted on patients or other humans or animals? If so please describe. Yes,the study will be done on two groups and informed consent will be taken. 7.8 Has ethical clearance been obtained from the subject and the institution? Yes, ethical clearance has been obtained from the institution. 8. 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Thacker S B Medical Science Sports Exercise 2004 March;36(3):371-78 14.Coppack R JAmerican Journal of Sports Medicine 2011 May;39(5):940-48 15.Mc Nair P J British Journal of Sports Medicine 1996 December; 30(4):313-17, discussion 31 18 9 SIGNATURE OF CANDITATE (ROBY VARGHESE) 10 REMARKS OF GUIDE 11.1 NAME AND DESIGNATION 11.2 SIGNATURE 11.3 CO-GUIDE (IF ANY) 11.4 SIGNATURE 11.5 HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT 11.6 SIGNATURE MR.RAJA RAM ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MPT (MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS SPORTS PHYSIOTHERAPY) MR.MASIH MUHAMMAD KHAN MPT (MUSKULOSKELETAL DISORDERS AND SPORTS PHYSIOTHERAPY) 12.1 REMARKS OF THE CHAIRMAN AND PRINCIPAL 12.1 SIGNATURE 19 AND