Comparison of the Changes in the Range of Motion on the Knee Joint According to the Contraction Intensity During Evjenth-Hamberg Stretching in Healthy Subjects: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study

Do-Kwan Kim (김도완); Kim Chang-Yong (김창용); seo dong kwon (서동권); Lee, Byoung Kwon (이병권)

doi:10.13066/kspm.2019.14.3.1

Comparison of the Changes in the Range of Motion on the Knee Joint According to the Contraction Intensity During Evjenth-Hamberg Stretching in Healthy Subjects: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study

Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine
Abbr : J Korean Soc Phys Med
2019, 14(3), pp.1-11
DOI : 10.13066/kspm.2019.14.3.1
Publisher : The Korean Society of Physical Medicine
Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Physical Therapy > Other physical therapy
Received : March 29, 2019
Accepted : May 30, 2019
Published : August 31, 2019

Do-Kwan Kim ¹, Kim Chang-Yong ², seo dong kwon ³, Lee, Byoung Kwon ³

¹SEOL Orthopedics Surgery
²고려대학교 보건과학연구소
³건양대학교

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ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: This study compared the changes in the range of motion (ROM) on the knee joint according to three different isometric contraction intensities when applying Evjenth-Hamberg stretching (EHS) to the hamstring muscles of healthy subjects. METHODS: Forty eight healthy subjects aged between 20 and 39 years were allocated randomly to four groups; performing EHS at 10% maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) group, EHS at 50% MVIC group, EHS at 100% MVIC group, and control group (CG) pre-, and post-intervention. The flexibility of the hamstring muscles was evaluated using a digital goniometer for measuring the knee joint ROM motion. A Chattanooga stabilizer was used to adjust the MVIC intensity by 10%, 50%, and 100%, respectively. RESULTS: These results show that the pre- and post-intervention knee joint ROM were significantly different in all four groups (p<.05). The post-intervention knee joint ROM showed a significant difference between the 100% MVIC group and non-MVIC group (p<.05). The knee joint ROM difference between the pre- and post-interventions was similar in the 10% MVIC and 50% MVIC groups but significant differences were observed among the other groups (p<.05). CONCLUSION: EHS of the hamstring muscles was effective in improving the knee joint ROM with an isometric contraction intensity of 10%, 50%, or 100% MVIC, and of these, 100% MVIC was most effective.

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Evjenth-Hamberg stretching, Hamstring muscle, Isometric contraction intensity, Knee joint, Range of motion

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