Date of Award

2016

Publisher

North Dakota State University

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Awarded

Master of Science (MS)

Program

Advanced Athletic Training

Department

Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences

College

Human Sciences and Education

Faculty Advisor

Gange, Kara N.

Description

The aim of this study was to provide insight on how treatment times of 5-minutes and 8-minutes of GT® affect a 30-yard sprint performance. Interventions: 15 healthy college-aged male wrestlers received two treatments (5-minute and 8-minute) of Graston Technique® separated by approximately 48 hours. After a 5-minute bike warm-up, participants received GT® treatment on both quadriceps muscles. Participants completed a 10-minute active rest followed by a 30-second standing quadriceps stretch, 30 straight leg raises and quadriceps stretch again. Participants then sprinted 3 30-yard sprint tests. Results: Significance was found between the baseline (4.63 ± 0.18 seconds) and 5-minute GT® treatment (4.53 ± 0.18 seconds) sprint times; t(14)=3.34, p = 0.005. No significance was found between the baseline and the 8-minute GT® treatment (4.57 ± 0.19 seconds) sprint times; t(14)=1.49, p = 0.159. Conclusions: Shorter GT® treatments provide a warm-up for the tissue allowing for better tissue function.

Rights

NDSU Policy 190.6.2

Rights Link

https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf

Handle Identifier

https://hdl.handle.net/10365/28086

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