Musculoskeletal Disorders
Conditions
Keywords
DOMS
Brief summary
Many people experience pain, tenderness and soreness of joint and muscles, both in sport and working life. Pain killers can provide acute relief of pain, but may not be a feasible solution for all people. Here the investigators examine the acute effect of massage and exercise on induced muscle tenderness (delayed onset muscular soreness).
Interventions
BEHAVIORALExercise
Exercise will be performed for 10 minutes at the left or right trapezius (randomized)
OTHERMassage
massage will be provided for 10 minutes at the left or right trapezius (randomized)
Sponsors
National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 67 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* working age adults
Exclusion criteria
* blood pressure above 160/100 * disease of the cervical spine
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Perceived tenderness of the trapezius muscle on a numerical rating scale of 0-10 | change from before to after the acute intervention (average of 0, 10, 20 and 60 min after the intervention) | Perceived tenderness where 0 is no tenderness and 10 is worst imaginable tenderness |
| Pressure pain threshold of the trapezius muscle | change from before to after the acute intervention (average of 0, 10, 20 and 60 min after the intervention) | — |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed