Musculoskeletal Diseases: Knee Musculoskeletal Diseases Knee
Conditions
Interventions
The subjects will lie in the scanner wearing shorts. A plastic block will support the thigh and knee at an angle of 45 degrees of knee inflexion. A strap will be placed over the hips to further limi
Sponsors
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 8 healthy volunteers between the ages of 20-40 years will have refrained from any physical exercise for 3 days prior to the testing. They will sign a consent form after reading the study information sheet and after having had the opportunity to ask questions about any aspect of the study and their role. There is no control group. All subjects will act as their own internal controls.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Added June 2008: 1. Histories of neurological or cardiovascular disease 2. Cochlear implants or any metal objects in the body 3. Cardiac or neural pacemakers 4. Histories of serious musculoskeletal injury in both lower limbs
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Neural processing in the brain as a result of application of patellar tape detected by the BOLD technique using fMRI. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No secondary outcome measures | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed