Myofascial Trigger Point Pain
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to analyze the effects of the treatment of the Myosfascial Trigger-Points detected in the gastrocnemius muscles on the neuromuscular response.
Interventions
OTHERPressure Release
Subjets receive digitopressure during 90 seconds for the treatment of the Myosfascial Trigger Points
Sponsors
Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Subjets with both active or latent Myosfascial Trigger Points
Exclusion criteria
* Pregnant women * Musculoskeletal problems in the last month * Surgical interventions in he knee, hip, ankle, back or neck in tha last 6 months * Psychological or nervous alterations * Uncomprehension of the study protocol
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| change of neuromuscular stiffness of the gastrocnemious muscles | 10 minutes before the intervention, and 1 minute after the intervention | biomechanical property of a muscle that characterizes the resistance to an external force that deforms its initial shape, using a Myoton. |
| change of elasticity of the gastrocnemious muscles | 10 minutes before the intervention, and 1 minute after the intervention | Biomechanical property of a muscle that characterizes the ability to recover its initial shape after the removal of the external force that lead to its deformation, using a Myoton. |
| change of relaxation of the gastrocnemious muscles | 10 minutes before the intervention, and 1 minute after the intervention | Time for a muscle to recover its shape from deformation after the removal of an external force, using a Myoton. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| change of pain intensity | 8 minutes before the intervention, and 2 minute after the intervention | How much pressure needs to be applied to cause pain |
| change of active dorsiflexion ROM | 4 minutes before the intervention, and 6 minute after the intervention | Active range of movement of the dorsiflexion of the ankle, using an inclinometer (degrees). |
| change of pressure-pain threshold | 7 minutes before the intervention, and 3 minute after the intervention | How much pain the pacient reports while a pressure of 1kg/cm²/s is being applied over his gastrocnemious muscle |
| change of pasive dorsiflexion ROM | 2 minutes before the intervention, and 8 minute after the intervention | Pasive range of movement of the dorsiflexion of the ankle, using an inclinometer (degrees). |
| change of gastrocnemious strength | 5 minutes before the intervention, and 5 minute after the intervention | Isometric strength of the gastrocnemious muscles using a handheld dynamometer microFET 2 (newtons). |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed