Volume : 7, Issue : 3, March - 2018

EFFECTIVENESS OF ACTIVE STRETCHING OF TIGHTENED VS WEAKEND QUADRATUS LUMBORUM MUSCLE ON ITS RANGE OF MOTION AND STRENGTH

Akhilesh Bivalkar, Dr. G. Varadhrajulu, Pratiksha Gawande

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">Background: the purpose of this study was to assess the effect of Active stretching of tight and weak quadratus lumborum muscle.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:&#10;12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Method: 56 healthy subjects were included in this study. The age between 20-50 years. Subjects were selected randomly and conveniently allocated into 2 groups (group A and B ) Active stretching of tight and Weak QL. Before and after the treatment subjects were assessed and analysed with Range of motion ( Lumbar side flexion and extension ) for strength QET.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:&#10;12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Result: Pre and post treatment protocol was analysed using paired t test and Unpaired t test. Unpaired t test </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">analysis showed that ( significant effect for Lumbar side flexion p=0.0320 and wasn&rsquo;t significant for Extension p=0.9330 ) and extremely significant for QET (p=0.0001).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">Conclusion: The effect of active stretching of QL enhances increase in Range of motion and strength subjects with Tight and weak QL muscle.&nbsp;</span></p>