s. bashardoust

The hamstring muscle is one of the muscles with a high risk of injury due to loss of flexibility. Using deep heat modalities is one way to improve muscle flexibility. Given that TECAR therapy is a new way to produce heat in deep tissues, the present study was conducted to compare the short-term effects of TECAR therapy and static stretching on hamstring flexibility in athletes.

This single-blinded randomized clinical trial was performed on 20 male athletes. Samples were randomly divided into two groups of TECAR therapy with static stretching (n=10) and static stretching (n=10) and were treated for three sessions. Active knee extension (AKE) test, passive knee extension (PKE) test, and sit and reach test were performed before treatment, after the first session and after the third session.

The mean values of active knee extension and passive knee extension (degree) and mean values of sit and reach test (cm) after the third session in the TECAR therapy group were 72.10±1.59 and 71±1.49 and 35.20±2.39, respectively, and in the static stretching group were 70.70±1.49, 69.70±1.05 and 34.80±1.61, respectively. The results of this study showed that in both groups, the range of active knee extension (p<0.0001), the range of passive knee extension (p=0.004), and the range of motion in sit and reach test (p=0.004) improved significantly after the first and third sessions. The improvement of all three flexibility indices in the TECAR therapy group was higher than static stretching, but there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups.

The present study showed that TECAR therapy with static stretching causes a greater increase in hamstring flexibility than static stretching alone.

This study aimed to identify the differences between interpersonal forgiveness and self-differentiation in veteranschr('39')- and non-veteranschr('39') spouses.

The present study is non-experimental and conducted by the causal-comparative method in all the spouses of 25% of the veterans referred to the Damavand Martyrs and Veterans Affairs Foundation, the spouses of non-veterans living in Damavand in 2020. A total of 80 people (40 veteranschr('39') spouses and 40 non-veteranschr('39') spouses) were randomly selected. The research instruments included the self-differentiation scale and interpersonal forgiveness scale. Multivariate analysis of variance in SPSS 20 software was used to analyze the data.

There was a significant difference between the two groups of veterans chr('39')and non-veteranschr('39') spouses in the component of my status from their differentiation variable (p<0.05), but no significant difference was observed for the components of emotional responsiveness, emotional fault, and integration with others (p>0.05). Also, there was no significant difference in reconnection and revenge control components, control of suffering, and realistic understanding of the interpersonal forgiveness variable (p>0.05).

Veteranschr('39') spouses are more capable than non-veterans spouses of maintaining their individuality and independence in intimate relationships with others, as well as the balance between reason and emotion.