Cryotherapy
Conditions
Keywords
Postural Stability, Public Health, Balance
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of cryotherapy application on hip adductors and ankle evertors on the Overall Stability Index (OSI), the Medio-Lateral Stability Index (MLSI), and the Antero-Posterior Stability Index (APSI) in healthy adult females.
Detailed description
Cryotherapy is one of the most common and inexpensive forms of treatment for both acute and chronic injuries. Yet, there is a deficiency in research concerning the impact of cooling on balance in healthy females
Interventions
OTHERCryotherapy
Crushed ice in a plastic bag will be used, as it is a widely accessible and financially convenient method of cryotherapy. One half of a kilogram of ice will be placed in a plastic bag. The plastic bags will be 17 cm wide and 22 cm long. The air will be squeezed out of the bag and it will be sealed. The bag will be wrapped in a wet towel and applied to the tested area. Every five bags of crushed ice will be kept in an insulated foam container containing one kilogram of dry ice. Dry ice has a temperature of negative 80 degrees Celsius, and is used to keep the bags of crushed ice in a frozen state till the participants are briefed and the testing began.
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Intervention model description
Participants will be randomly assigned into one of two locations of the cryotherapy application. Some began the session with cryotherapy being applied on their ankle evertors, while others began the session with the cryotherapy being applied on their hip adductors.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 30 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* healthy females will participate in this study. All participants should have unrestricted ankle and hip joints range of motion as well as ankle and hip muscles strength grade four to five (using manual muscle testing).
Exclusion criteria
* Participants will be excluded from the study if they had any previous history of hip or ankle joint neuromuscular or musculoskeletal injury or surgery, any pathology to the hip or ankle joints (i.e. abnormal ligament laxity and congenital deformities), any problems related to balance and stability.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Stability Index | changes from Baseline to immediately after the cryotherapy application | The Stability Index represented the variance of platform displacement in degrees from a leveled position in both the AP and ML directions. A high number is indicative of poor neuromuscular control, which may increase the potential for orthopedic injury or falling. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Medio-lateral Postural Stability Index | changes from Baseline to immediately after the cryotherapy application |
| Antero-posterior Postural Stability index | changes from Baseline to immediately after the cryotherapy application |
Contacts
Primary ContactAbeer F Hanafy, PhD
Backup ContactSamar O Hassounah, Master
Outcome results
None listed