Volume: 2 Issue: 4
Year: 2025, Page: 188-192, Doi: https://doi.org/10.71325/ajjms.v2i4.25.70
Received: Oct. 16, 2025 Accepted: Dec. 23, 2025 Published: Dec. 30, 2025
Low back pain (LBP) is a prevalent condition characterized by soreness in the lower back, buttocks, and upper thighs, disturbing a considerable portion of the global population. The effect of dynamic stretching on low back pain with hamstring tightness in gym person of 22-year-old is being tested in this study. A 22-year-old male patient who is a case of low back pain with hamstring tightness underwent pre-intervention assessment of ROM (Range of motion) with a universal goniometer. NPRS (Numerical Pain Rating Scale) was recorded, and the toe touch test was examined. Then dynamic stretching intervention was given for 8 weeks of duration, five times a week, and then post-intervention assessment of ROM with universal goniometer, NPRS and toe touch test were recorded. It showed a significant improvement in the extension range of the right knee (from 115° to 124°) and left knee (from 115° to 125°). NPRS showed improvement from moderate (6) to mild (2), and in the toe touch, it progressed from 11 inches to 4 inches. Hence, dynamic stretching is effective in improving hamstring flexibility and relieving low back pain in gym-going individuals.
Keywords: Low back pain, undergraduate students, Numerical Pain Rate Scale, knee range of motion, Dynamic stretching technique
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K Vinod, K H Bharath, Shruthi P Puthran. The Effect of Dynamic Stretching in Low Back Pain with Hamstring Tightness in A 22-Year-Old Gym Person – A Case Study. AJ J Med Sci 2025;2(4):188-192