Comparison of Mulligan Bent Leg Raise vs Active Release Technique in Patients With Hamstring Tightness

The sedentary lifestyle of today's world, prolonged time period of sitting during office hours and educational setups do have an effect on the flexibility of bi-articular muscles. Hamstring flexibility is a significant variable as decreased extensibility has been suggested as a prejudicing feature for injuries, poor posture and non-specific low back pain.Active Release Technique (ART) is a soft tissue method that focuses on relieving tissue tension via the removal of fibrosis/adhesions which can develop in tissues as a result of overload due to repetitive use. These disorders may lead to muscular weakness, numbness, aching, tingling and burning sensations. ART has been reported to be both a diagnostic and a treatment technique.Mulligan's bent leg raise (BLR) is a stretching technique which is a modern progression in the treatment of hamstring tightness. It is indicated in hamstring tightness patients with backache having restricted or painful straight leg raise (SLR), leg pain above knee and it is very beneficial in the patients having gross bilateral limitations of straight leg raise. It stretches the lower extremity muscles in combination of hamstring, adductors and rotators

Inclusion Criteria:Patients having Low Back Pain due to hamstring tightness.Patients having Sacro Iliac Joint pain due to hamstring tightness.20-40-degree active knee extension loss with hip in 90-degree flexionExclusion Criteria:Fractures of hip and knee.Patients with hamstring injury in past 2 years.Hypermobility of lower limb joint.Neurological abnormalities.TumorsInfectionMedical history of injury to backInflammatory conditions (rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis)