THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ECCENTRIC EXERCISE AND STATIC STRETCHING IN IMPROVING THE CALF MUSCLE FLEXIBILITY IN UNIVERSITY MALE STUDENTS - A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Authors

  • Dwarikanath Rout Physiotherapist, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, PBMH, KIIT DU, BBSR-4, India
  • Kumar Vikram Assistant Professor, Sri Jagannath College of Physiotherapy, Nuapada, India
  • Avinash Tiwari Assistant Professor cum Principal in-charge, Sri Jagannath College of Physiotherapy, Nuapada, India
  • Nihar Ranjan Mohanty Assistant Professor cum Principal in-charge, Gayatri College of Physiotherapy, Sambalpur, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejprs.v4i1.163

Keywords:

eccentric training, calf muscle flexibility, stretching, proprioception

Abstract

Background: This study endeavoured to find the effectiveness of static stretching and eccentric training for the improvement of calf muscle flexibility in university students. Methodology: Forty university male students between the age group of 18-25 years volunteered to participate in the study. Anthropometric variables, i.e. height, weight, and Body Mass Index (BMI) measured. Result & Conclusion: Statistical analyses of data performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21.0. The level of significance was set at 0.05. The eccentric training group showed statistically significant improvements in active and passive calf muscle flexibility when compared to the static stretching group.

Author Biographies

  • Dwarikanath Rout, Physiotherapist, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, PBMH, KIIT DU, BBSR-4, India

    Dwarikanath Rout completed his BPT degree from Institute of Health Sciences, BBSR and completed his MPT (Orthopedics) from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India. He is currently holding the position of Physiotherapist at Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, PBMH, KIIT DU, BBSR-4. His area of interest in research is musculoskeletal and orthopedic anomalies.

  • Kumar Vikram, Assistant Professor, Sri Jagannath College of Physiotherapy, Nuapada, India

    Kumar Vikram completed his BPT degree SVNIRTAR, Cuttack, Odisha and completed his MPT (Orthopedics) from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India. He is currently holding the position of Assistant Professor at Sri Jagannath College of Physiotherapy, Nuapada, Odisha. His area of interest in research is evidence based therapeutic approaches for musculoskeletal and orthopedic conditions.

  • Avinash Tiwari, Assistant Professor cum Principal in-charge, Sri Jagannath College of Physiotherapy, Nuapada, India

    Avinash Tiwari completed his BPT degree from CSJM University, Kanpur and completed his MPT (Sports) from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor and holds the position of Principal in-charge in Sri Jagannath College of Physiotherapy, Nuapada, Odisha. He is a prolific researcher in the field of sports and orthopedic physiotherapy.

  • Nihar Ranjan Mohanty, Assistant Professor cum Principal in-charge, Gayatri College of Physiotherapy, Sambalpur, India

    Nihar Ranjan Mohanty completed his BPT degree from SVNIRTAR, Cuttack, Odisha and completed his MPT (Sports) from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor and holds the position of Principal in-charge in Gayatri College of Physiotherapy, Sambalpur, Odisha. He is a prolific writer and researcher in the field of physiotherapy having eight international journal publications and twelve textbook publications to his credit.

    ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6025-1774;

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2024-01-18

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