Athletes
Conditions
Keywords
Lasertherapy, Shockwaves, Massage, Sports Medicine, Athletic Performance
Brief summary
Introduction: Late-onset muscle pain (DOMS) is characterized by a type of temporary muscle damage, common after high-intensity exercise. In addition to pain, DOMS clinically generates muscle stiffness, reduced joint range of motion, muscle weakness and reduced peak torque. In this regard, in order to accelerate the recovery of body systems and treat symptoms of DOMS, the management of different types of interventions has been observed, supporting the clinical practice, based on evidence. Objectives: To investigate the effect of different types of clinical interventions for the treatment of DOMS. Material and methods: For the clinical trial, 50 ultramarathon and rowing athletes of both sexes, aged between 18 and 60 years old, will be recruited randomly into four possible groups: control (CG), shock waves (G1) , massage (G2) and laser therapy (G3). The evaluation moments will be as follows: minutes before exercise (M1); immediately after exercise (M2); immediately after applying the recovery technique (M3); and 24 hours after exercise (M4) and the evaluated outcomes will be: pain, psychological aspects, functional test and blood markers.
Interventions
OTHERmassage
clinical interventions, of mechanophysiological origin for the treatment of symptoms corresponding to DOMS, after exercise
DEVICElasertherapy
lasertherapy
DEVICEshock waves
shock waves
Sponsors
São Paulo State University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
the results assessor will not be aware of the subject allocation group
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Professional athletes; * Age over 18 years; * Both sexes; * Not having recent injuries
Exclusion criteria
* Participants who do not complete all the proposed collection moments * who do not agree to participate will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PAIN | 7 days | pain systemic and located in quadriceps, assessed using a visual analog scale (0-10), with 0 indicating no pain and 10 the worst possible pain |
| SATISFACTION | 7 days | Brunel's Mood Scale (BRUMS), with ratings from 0 to 4 where, 0 represents nothing; 1 represents a little, 2 indicates moderately; 3 reports a lot; and 4 corresponds to extremely |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| MUSCLE STRENGTH | 7 days | measured through a functional test entitled sit and stand. It is a test initially developed by researchers at UFRJ that consists of asking the subject to try to sit and stand in sequence, with the guidance of not using any support, for example the help of the hands or knees to obtain additional balance, leaving thus, that the musculature alone performs the function recruited |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Primary ContactRoberto L Nahon, Dr
Backup ContactJaqueline S Lopes, Dra
Outcome results
None listed