Investigation on healthy test persons
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Treatment group: The intervention consists of the application of MFR to the thoracolumbar fascia (FTL) according to the principles of Chila et O'Connell (2010). Here, the subject is in the pr
Sponsors
Praxis für Osteopathie
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 59 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Prone position of 15 minutes must be possible for the test persons without pain; voluntary participation in the study;
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: acute lumbar back pain; Generally valid contraindications to physiotherapeutic and osteopathic treatments of the lumbar spine (LWS) and of the pelvis; rheumatic diseases; Taking medications that affect blood clotting; taking muscle relaxants; Skin changes (e.g. neurodermatitis, psoriasis, urticaria, decubitus); scars in the lumbar area between Th12 and S1; lack of consent of the test person to the interventions;
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The microcirculation in the lumbar tissue is measured as the primary target parameter using laser Doppler flowmetry. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary end parameters are the optically measured outcomes of oxygen saturation and relative hemoglobin. The morphological properties of the lumbar fascia are determined by means of ultrasound sonography. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactAndreas Brandl
Praxis für Osteopathie
Outcome results
None listed