ASSESSMENT OF HAMSTRING FLEXIBILITY RETENTION THROUGH SIT-AND-REACH BOX IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WITH NONSPECIFIC LOW BACK PAIN

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
Administrationof sit and reach (SR) box as an intervention tool for
retaining the hamstring flexibility as a treatment regime in order to
prevent as well predict future low back pain complications.
Improvement of hamstring flexibility through SR box, administrationof
SR box as an assessment tool in patients with reduced hamstring
flexibility causing low back pain complications. Also implementation
of SR box for training purpose in clinical practice to evaluate the
efficacy of the SR box in retention of hamstring flexibility in both
genders.
STUDY DESIGN
A quantitative experimental study inclusive of simple random
sampling was done. The independent variables were age and
gender. Flexibility retention and treatment were the dependent
variables which were assessed by a Sit-and-reach box.
MEASUREMENTS
The subject pool for this study consisted of 40 volunteers that were
selected on the basis of simple random sampling and were recruited
in the study after assessing hamstring tightness through
toe-touching, straight leg raise and piriformis test to exclude any
specific pathology or disorders.
RESULTS
Flexibility showed marked increase in most of the applicants on 5th
trial after a 4 week training regime by sit and reach box.
CONCLUSION
Achievements in flexibility are preserved for no less than 2 weeks
after a stretching program. It additionally created the impression
that 2 sets; each consisting of 3 repetitions of a sit-and-reach test is
adequate for boosting extensive increment in flexibility.

KEYWORDS
Sit-And-Reach, Stretching, Flexibility, Hamstring, Low Back Pain,
Straight Leg Raise.