Complication of Diathermy Procedure, Cryotherapy Effect, Musculoskeletal Injuries
Conditions
Keywords
Ice, Heat, Ground reaction forces, Electromyography, Lower Limb, Center of pressure
Brief summary
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of ice and shortwave diathermy in different regions of lower limb neuromuscular response and balance.
Detailed description
Applying ice and shortwave diathermy was performed separately (on different days) in the foot, ankle and calf. To assess the neuromuscular response was evaluated electromyographic activity of the rectus femorals, biceps femorals, gastrocnemius and tibialis anterior. To assess the effect of applications on balance, through a force platform was evaluated oscillation of the center of pressure as well as ground reaction forces.
Interventions
OTHERPhysiotherapy resources
The application of ice has been accomplished by means of a plastic bag containing 1.5 kg of crushed ice. The duration of the application was 30 minutes. The use of shortwave diathermy was performed by means of rectangular electrodes having a duration of 20 minutes.
Sponsors
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
University of Sao Paulo
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 30 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* woman * healthy * young * sedentary
Exclusion criteria
* sensory changes * history of fractures in the lower limbs * being in the menstrual period * diabetes Mellitus * Bone, muscle and/or neural diseases
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Analysis of neuromuscular responses after the application of physiotherapy resources | We evaluated 22 volunteers in a period of one year and 6 months | To evaluate the neuromuscular response, we used the median frequency of the electromyographic variables and root mean square |
| Analysis of body balance after the application of physiotherapy | We evaluated 22 volunteers in a period of one year and 6 months | To evaluate postural balance used the variables: maximum displacement of the center of pressure, speed of displacement of the center of pressure and ground reaction forces as an impulse and braking |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain assessment during application of ice and shortwave diathermy | We evaluated 22 volunteers in a period of one year and 6 months | To evaluate the pain during the application of the studied features we use the McGill questionnaire. |
Countries
Brazil
Outcome results
None listed