Effectiveness of Various Mulligan Techniques on Hamstring Flexibility in College Level Cricketers

Abstract

BACKGROUND Cricket is a popular global sport that requires a combination of physical fitness, skill, and strategy. It is a noncontact sport, overuse and impact injuries are common.Players engage in a wide range of physical activities, including running, throwing, batting, bowling, catching, and diving.Hamstring strains are common in cricket and can occur when overloaded eccenterically. AIM This aim is to find out the effectiveness of Mulligan's bent leg raise and traction straight leg raise along with static stretching in improving hamstring flexibility in college level cricketers. METHODS The Experimental study was conducted in 30 college level cricketers who were divided in 2 groups with 15 participants in each.Group A - Bent leg raise, Group B - Traction straight leg raise. All received intervention for 2 weeks. The outcome measure used was Active knee extension test. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS Statistical analysis was performed using Active knee extension test. Mean value and mean difference are used to compare pre-post differences in each group. RESULT Bent leg raise showed remarkable increased ROM than Traction straight leg raise. CONCLUSION The bent leg raise is effective than Traction Straight Leg Raise in improving hamstring muscle flexibility. There is significant difference in improvement of hamstring muscle flexibility in Bend leg raise technique.