THE EFFECTS OF LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY VERSUS STRAIN/COUNTER STRAIN TECHNIQUE IN ACUTE SOFT TISSUE INJURIES

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Muscle strain injuries are common in sports but are often misdiagnosed and maltreated. Their significance is often underestimated because most athletes can continue their daily activities soon after the injury. Proximal hamstrings strains have attracted greater attention because they have a high incidence which is approximately 42%.

Detailed Description
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it will be randomized control trial with 60 patients with Acute hamstring Injuries divided into 3 groups. One group will be given Laser therapy, 2nd will be given Strain/Counter Strain technique and 3rd will be given both the techniques in combination This study will be conducted in Rehabilitation setup of Pakistan Hockey Federation Lahore, and Institute of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Center Garden Town Lahore. Non probability Convenience Sampling technique will be utilized

Official Title
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THE EFFECTS OF LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY VERSUS STRAIN/COUNTER STRAIN TECHNIQUE IN ACUTE SOFT TISSUE INJURIES

Conditions
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Hamstring Injury, Strain Counter Strain

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: physical therapy


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: hamstring injury patient with grade 2 or 1 both male and female local tenderness on palpation pain with resisted knee flexion pain with resisted hip extension pain on stretching of effected area Exclusion Criteria: patient with fracture patient with grade 3 orthopedic condition like ankylosing spondylitis medically unstable

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 16 Years
Maximum Age: 32 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Sequential Assignment
Interventional Model Description: 60 athletes with hamstring injury distributed randomly into 3 group
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: laser<br>athletes with acute soft tissue injuries will be recruited in the study , patients will be treated using the the laser therapy | Other: physical therapy<br>* both are physical therapy intervention technique used to treat the soft tissue acute injuries<br>|
| Experimental: strain/counter strain<br>athletes with acute soft tissue injuries will be treated with with strain counter strain technique | Other: physical therapy<br>* both are physical therapy intervention technique used to treat the soft tissue acute injuries<br>|
| Experimental: combination therapy<br>combination of laser therapy along with strain counter strain technique to visualize the effect the | Other: physical therapy<br>* both are physical therapy intervention technique used to treat the soft tissue acute injuries<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| visual analogue scale | to measure pain scale will be used consisting of digits from 0 to 10 | 5 days | 
| FASH questionaire | hamstring injury and funtional capacity of hamstring | 5 days |