Comparison Between Effects of Active Release Technique and Post Isometric Relaxation on Adductor Strain in Mixed Martial Arts Fighters

Comparison Between Effects of Active Release Technique and Post Isometric Relaxation on Adductor Strain in Mixed Martial Arts Fighters

This study is a randomized controlled trial and the purpose of this study is to compare the effects between active release technique and post-isometric relaxation on adductor strain in mixed martial arts fighters.

The purpose of this study is to compare the effects between active release technique and post-isometric relaxation on adductor strain in mixed martial arts fighters on flexibility, pain, range of motion, and functionality, in adults (age: 20-35 years )

1. Numeric pain rating scale
2. Goniometer
3. Bent Knee Fall Out Test
4. Lower extremity functional scale Data will be collected before and after the intervention protocol for each participant.

Data collection procedure: Participants of interest would be approached and explained about the research. Informed written consent will be taken. Pre and post-intervention scores will be recorded.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Both male and female genders
• Ages 20-35 years
• Professional Mixed Martial Arts fighters involved in kicking, sprinting, jumping, hiking
• Grade 1 or 2 adductor strain
• Clinical adductor dysfunction (pain reproduced by palpation of the enthesis, passive stretching of the adductors, and active resisted adduction)
• Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) 1-8
• Positive Bent Knee Fall Out (BKFO test)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any clinical or radiographic evidence of pathological involvement of the hip joint (femoroacetabular impingement: pincer and/or cam features, dysplasia)
• Grade 3 adductor strain
• History of recent fracture