Abstract

Background: Hamstring tightness is one of the musculoskeletal disorders emerging due to shift in life style. The current life styles leave the community with extensibility of body systems at risk of decline and deconditioning including muscular system.

Aim: To compare effect of Mulligan Bent Leg Raise Technique and Mulligans’ Traction Straight Leg Raise Technique in improving the performance of hamstring muscle. It was a quasi-experimental study.

Methodology: Total 20 patients were recruited in each group based on sample of convenience. The Inclusion criteria was 20 to 45 years of age, male and female, failing to fully raise straight leg more than 60 degree were included. Exclusion criteria was subjects having hamstring tightness, but with history of recent trauma, surgery or any neuromuscular deficit. Data were collected; pre and post intervention SLR values were recorded using standard Goniometers.

Results: Results of paired sample statistics showed a mean difference and standard deviation of 8.45+3.051 for bent leg raise technique while that of 9.80+2.56 for traction straight leg raise technique, while significant difference as showed by p value to be 0.000. Independent samples T-test and paired samples T-test were applied to measure the outcomes. P-value less than .05 was considered significant.

Conclusion: Both of the Mulligan techniques i.e. Bent Leg Raise Technique and Traction Straight Leg Raise Technique were found equally effective.

Keywords: Bent Leg Raise (BLR), Traction Straight Leg Raise (TSLR), Physical Therapy, Hamstring Tightness, Mulligan Manual Therapy.