Effectiveness of adductor muscle stretching exercises among groin injured male athletes at bangladesh krira shikkha protishtan

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to explore the effectiveness of adductor muscle stretching exercises with conventional physiotherapy compare to only conventional physiotherapy for groin injured athletes. Objectives: To evaluate the effect of pain and range of motion at adductor muscle stretching exercises for groin injured patients using pre and post test assessment with conventional physiotherapy and conventional physiotherapy alone in patients with groin injury. Methodology: Twelve patients with groin injury were randomly selected from Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) and then 6 patients with groin injury were selected and randomly assigned to adductor muscle stretching exercises with conventional physiotherapy group and 6 patients to the only conventional physiotherapy group for this randomize control trial study. The study was conducted at sports science department of BKSP, Savar, Dhaka. Visual Analogue Scale was used to measure pain intensity in different functional position and Goniometer to measure ROM. Unrelated “t” test was used to compare the result in ROM analysis and Pain was analyzed by calculating mean difference between two groups. Results: Following treatment the study found significant improvement of pain. The outcome of the researched reveals significant improvement of pain. In Experimental group, Mean difference of reduction of resting pain was 4.3 which were 2.5 more than mean difference in control group. Also there was significant improvement of pain in standing, walking, running, flexion, extension, abduction and adduction as the mean difference were consecutively 1.4, 1.7, 2, 1.3, 1.7, 2 and 2.5 more than control group. Researcher found significant improvement of ROM in case of extension (p<0.005), but not statistically significant improvement has been found in flexion, abduction, adduction, medial rotation and lateral rotation of hip. Conclusion: This study shows that adductor muscle stretching exercises with conventional physiotherapy is capable to increase range of motion and has effects on reducing pain than conventional physiotherapy alone for athletes with groin injury. Key words: Groin injury, Stretching exercise, Conventional physiotherapy.