Sensory responses to slump test in Asian Indian hockey players

Slump test is described as neurodynamic or neural provocation test and documented method for assessing neural tension. The objective of this study was to identify sensory responses to slump test, its prevalence and intensity in young asymptomatic hockey players.

40 asymptomatic national level hockey players were recruited in this study. Eligible participants were asymptomatic; aged between 15 – 25 years underwent the slump test.

Result of the present study showed that all subjects had positive sensory responses to slump test. Pearson product movement correlation reveals significant correlation between plantar flexion scores and Visual analogue scale (VAS) scores. (r = 0.653, p= 0.00).

All subjects reported sensory responses to slump test which is not indicative of pathology and there was positive correlation between ankle range of motion and the intensity of the sensory responses.