Correlation of Tibial Torsion With Hamstring Tightness and Waist Hip Ratio in Young Overweight Adults

Abstract Background: Hamstring is the two joint muscles originating from the ischium and inserting on the tibia and fibula and skeletal structures are connected with the myokinetic chains in the body, change in the length of muscle fibers might lead to alteration in the biomechanics of the skeletal structures and might alter tibial torsion. On the other hand, increase in the obesity also imposes stress on the body structures which might lead to change in the kinematics of the joint. Study also aims to find correlation between hamstring tightness, waist hip ratio with tibial torsion. Method: This was an observational study, including 125 participants aged between 18 to 21 having internal or external tibial torsion and BMI between 23 to 29.9. The participants were evaluated for the hamstring tightness and waist hip ratio. Results: Study found significant correlation at 5% level with linear association between internal tibial torsion and hamstring tightness for both right and left side (p<0.001) and significant correlation between external tibial torsion and hamstring tightness for both right and left side (p<0.001). But results did not show significant correlation between tibial torsion and waist hip ratio. Conclusion: There is a significant correlation between both internal and external tibial torsion with hamstring tightness concluding that tightness of the hamstring might lead to tibial torsion while on the other hand there is no correlation between waist hip ratio and tibial torsion which shows alteration in the waist hip ratio does not affect on the torsion of the tibia.