PREVALNCE OF ILIO-TIBIAL BAND TIGHTNESS DUE TO PROLONGED SITTING STUDENTS IN GC UINVERSITY LAYYAH CAMPUS

Abstract

BACKGROUND- An observational study was conducted on 169 university-going students experiencing ilio-tibial band tightness due to prolonged sitting. METHOD- Data was collected from, GC University Layyah campus. The duration of this study was six months. 169 participants aged between 22-32 years were selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Ober`s test and Thomas test was applied for ilio-tibial tightness. RESULT- In our study, 40% of males and 59.3% of females showed positive prevalence. It shows they had ilio-tibial band tightness. An ilio-tibial band tightness also affected their daily routine activities, recreational activities, and hobbies as well. Our p values are <0.001 which shows our results are significant. Analysis was done on SPSS version 2022. SPSS data includes descriptive statistics of mean, standard deviation, frequency, and percentage. The result showed that 40% of male and 59.3% of female has ilio-tibial band tightness. CONCLUSION- Our study proved that females have a higher chance of ilio-tibial band tightness than males. Modified Ober`s test and modified Thomas can also be used.