Purpose: To compare the effects of Neurodynamic Sliding Technique with static stretching on hamstring flexibility in healthy young football players with short hamstring syndrome. Methods: 30 male football players within age group 18–25 years with short hamstring syndrome i.e. initial passive straight leg raise (SLR) ≤ 75° participated in the study. Participants were excluded if they exhibited any hamstring injury within the past year or presence of any history of neurological or orthopedic disorder affecting the lower extremities (e.g. Peripheral neuropathy, femur fracture, meniscal injury, low back pain, etc.) the participants were randomly assigned to either Neurodynamic Sliding Technique group or static stretching group. The same researcher provided the intervention to both the groups for three sessions on three different days over a period of one week. Passive SLR was measured pre-intervention, immediately after 1st session and after three sessions. Results: Statistical analysis (p < 0.05) revealed significant improvement for both the groups but no statistical difference between the two groups. Conclusion: Thus, both the techniques are equally effective to improve hamstring flexibility in football players with short hamstring syndrome.

Prevalence of Low Back Pain was found to be high among the general population sampled and also myths regarding LBP still exist among them.

Purpose: To determine the immediate effect of kinesiology taping in treating undisplaced rib fracture pain. Method: The study is a retrospective in which 10 Patients (5 females and 5 males) with 1 or 2 undisplaced middle rib fractured (5th, 6th, 7th) were included. The age group of the patients was 27–57 years. The diagnosis was made by the orthopedic surgeon and referred to Institute of Kinesiology Taping. Numeric pain rating scale readings were obtained and documented before and after the taping session. Results: A significant decrease in pain before and after the kinesiology taping was found both while deep breathing ([Formula: see text]0.001) and during coughing ([Formula: see text]0.001). The Mean[Formula: see text] S.D of NPRS reading in case of pre and post taping for deep breathing was 5.7[Formula: see text]0.95 and 4.4[Formula: see text]0.84, respectively and that for coughing was 7.2[Formula: see text]0.63 and 4.7[Formula: see text]1.16, respectively. Conclusion: Kinesiology taping has immediate effect in treating undisplaced middle rib fracture pain.