Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Contraction
Conditions
Keywords
Neuromuscular response, diacutaneous fibrolysis
Brief summary
The study consists in evaluating the neuromuscular response of the gastrocnemious muscles before and after a diacutaneous fibrolysis over the gastrocnemious muscles.
Interventions
Diacutaneous fibrolysis over the gastrocnemious muscles
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Relaxation change | 2 minutes before the intervention, 7 minutes after the intervention and 30 minutes later | Time for a muscle to recover its shape from deformation after the removal of an external force, using a Myoton (miliseconds). |
| Delay time change | 4 minutes before the intervention, 5 minutes after the intervention and 30 minutes later | 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 | 4 minutes before the intervention, 5 minutes after the intervention and 30 minutes later | 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 | 4 minutes before the intervention, 5 minutes after the intervention and 30 minutes later | 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 | 4 minutes before the intervention, 5 minutes after the intervention and 30 minutes later | 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 | 4 minutes before the intervention, 5 minutes after the intervention and 30 minutes later | Maximal displacement of the muscle after being excited with an electric impulse, using an electromyography test (miliseconds). |
| Stiffness change | 2 minutes before the intervention, 7 minutes after the intervention and 30 minutes later | Resistance to an external force that deforms its initial shape, using a Myoton (Newtons/metre). |
| Elasticity change | 2 minutes before the intervention, 7 minutes after the intervention and 30 minutes later | Capacity to recover its initial shape after the removal of the external force that lead to its deformation, using a Myoton (logarithmic decrement of a tissue's natural oscillation). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gastrocnemious strength change | 8 minutes before the intervention, 1 minute after the intervention and 30 minutes later | Isometric strength of the gastrocnemious muscles using a handheld dynamometer microFET 2 (newtons). |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed