About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effects of capacitive resistive electric transference (CRET), which is frequently used in clinics and sports clubs for professional soccer players with hamstring injuries. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Return to sports time Treatments sessions number Muscle oxygen saturation
The investigators will administer the treatment to a experimental group to see if CRET therapy is effective. The investigators will also administer a standard rehabilitation program to both the control and experimental groups.
Participants will:
Come for treatment and evaluations 3 times a week until participants meet the criteria for returning to sports.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
History of acute onset hamstring pain.
Grade I or II hamstring strain injury confirmed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) within the first 5 days following the injury.
No history of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.
Disqualifiers
Presence of neurological symptoms.
Loss of superficial sensation or skin pathologies that may prevent CRET application.
Refusal to sign the approval form.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- T-Plus; Wintecare SA, Chiasso, Switzerland
- Exercise