healthy adults
Conditions
Interventions
Manual pressure Site: distal intermuscular region between the medial and lateral heads of the gastrocnemius muscle Intensity: pressure pain threshold Duration: 3 sets of 30 seconds
Manual pressure
Sponsors
Graduate School, Niigata University of Health and Welfare
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at Niigata University of Health and Welfare were eligible for inclusion if they expressed interest in this study, voluntarily agreed to participate, and were identified as right-foot dominant according to the Waterloo Footedness Questionnaire.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants were excluded if they had a history of lower limb injury or surgery within the past year, exhibited skin abnormalities at the intervention site, or had neurological or musculoskeletal disorders.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Ankle dorsiflexion range of motion | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Ankle passive torque Shear wave elastography of the gastrocnemius muscle | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactKota Kubo
Graduate School, Niigata University of Health and Welfare Graduate School of Health and Welfare
Outcome results
None listed