| dc.contributor.author | Nejo, Yusuke | |
| dc.description.abstract | Soft tissue mobilization techniques have been reported to increase hamstring flexibility. However, no one has reported the effects of the Graston Technique® on increasing hamstring flexibility. The purpose of this study was to determine the changes in range of motion after applying the Graston Technique® to tight hamstring muscles.
Forty five college-aged students participated; 3 well-trained athletes, 35 physically trained students, and 7 untrained students (total 30 men and 15 women). Pre- and post-treatment measurements on hamstring flexibility were taken at the 90/90° position using a goniometer.
There was a statistically significant difference between the sham treatment group and the treatment groups (an only Graston Technique® group and a whole Graston Technique® treatment group). However, there was no significant difference between the only Graston Technique® group and the whole Graston Technique® treatment group. Also, range of motion increase was affected by the adipose tissue thickness. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | North Dakota State University | |
| dc.rights | NDSU Policy 190.6.2 | |
| dc.title | The Graston Technique® Increases Hamstring Flexibility | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-01-30T22:26:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-01-30T22:26:31Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10365/27374 | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf | |
| ndsu.degree | Master of Science (MS) | en_US |
| ndsu.college | Human Sciences and Education | en_US |
| ndsu.department | Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences | en_US |
| ndsu.program | Advanced Athletic Training | en_US |
| ndsu.advisor | Gange, Kara N. | |
