Neuromuscular Diseases
Conditions
Keywords
Neuromuscular response, pre-competition massage, pre-event massage
Brief summary
The study observes the effect of a pre-event massage on the gastrocnemius muscles over the neuromuscular response of the gastrocnemious muscles.
Interventions
OTHERPre-event massage
Five minutes massage, combining superficial and high-frequency techniques of massage applied with the therapist hands
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
Exclusion criteria
* Muscle injury in the last two months * To not understand the study orders * Suffer a musculoskeletal disorder that doesn't allow the subject to do the study protocol
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Delay time change | 2 minutes before the intervention, and 8 minutes after the intervention | Time between an electric impulse and 10% of the contraction of the muscle that is being excited with an electric impulse, using an electromyography test (miliseconds). |
| Contraction time change | 2 minutes before the intervention, and 8 minutes after the intervention | Time between 10% and 90% of the contraction of the muscle that is being excited with an electric impulse, using an electromyography test (miliseconds). |
| Sustain time change | 2 minutes before the intervention, and 8 minutes after the intervention | time between 50% of the contraction and 50% of the relaxation of the muscle after being impulsed with an electric impulse, using an electromyography test (miliseconds). |
| Relaxation time change | 2 minutes before the intervention, and 8 minutes after the intervention | time between 90% and 50% of the relaxation of the muscle after being impulsed with an electric impulse, using an electromyography test (miliseconds). |
| Maximal displacement change | 2 minutes before the intervention, and 8 minutes after the intervention | Maximal displacement of the muscle after being excited with an electric impulse, using an electromyography test (miliseconds). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Passive ankle dorsiflexion change | 6 minutes before the intervention, and 4 minutes after the intervention | Passive range of motion of the ankle dorsiflexion, using an inclinometer (degrees). |
| Relaxation change | 5 minute before the intervention, and 5 minute after the intervention | Time for a muscle to recover its shape from deformation after the removal of an external force, using a Myoton (miliseconds). |
| Gastrocnemious strength change | 8 minutes before the intervention, and 2 minutes after the intervention | Isometric strength of the gastrocnemious muscles using a handheld dynamometer microFET 2 (newtons). |
| Jump height change | 10 minutes before the intervention, and 1 minute after the intervention | Maximum jump height with one leg using the application My Jump 2 (centimeters). |
| Stiffness change | 5 minute before the intervention, and 5 minute after the intervention | Resistance to an external force that deforms its initial shape, using a Myoton. |
| Elasticity change | 5 minute before the intervention, and 5 minute after the intervention | Capacity to recover its initial shape after the removal of the external force that lead to its deformation, using a Myoton. |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed