Healthy, Muscle Soreness
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate muscle stiffness in relation to delayed on-set muscle soreness following exercise and to investigate how well the change in muscle stiffness correlates with the subjective experienced degree of stiffness.
Interventions
OTHERExercise
Upper limb exercises using an elastic band.
Sponsors
Aalborg University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Healthy participants aged 18-80 * Able to speak, read and understand Danish and/or English
Exclusion criteria
* Have performed resistance training on a regular basis during the past month * Experience of delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) during the last two weeks leading up to the first test session * Current use of analgesics * Any current neurological, musculoskeletal or mental illnesses that could interfere with the results. * Pregnancy * Lack of ability to cooperate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Muscle stiffness (change) - Shear wave | Day1,Day 2 and Day7 | Muscle stiffness measured by ultrasound using shear wave elastography |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Muscle stiffness (change) - Self-reported | Day1,Day 2 and Day7 | Self-reported muscle stiffness: Measured on a NRS scale (0-10), where 0 = not stiff at all, 10 is maximal stiffness |
| Muscle stiffness (change) - Myotonometry | Day1,Day 2 and Day7 | Muscle stiffness measured by Myotonometry |
| Muscle stiffness (change)- Palpation | Day1,Day 2 and Day7 | Muscle palpation: Reported using a 5-point Likert: 1 = very low muscle stiffness and 5 = very high muscle stiffness |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Muscle thickness | Day1,Day 2 and Day7 | Muscle thickness measured by ultrasound |
| Muscle soreness | Day1,Day 2 and Day7 | Self-reported muscle soreness: Measured on a NRS scale (0-10), where 0 = not sore at all, 10 is maximal soreness |
| Neck disability | Day1,Day 2 and Day7 | The NDI is questionnaire investigating neck pain and disability: Scores range from 0 to 50. Higher score represent worse disability |
| Shoulder disability | Day1,Day 2 and Day7 | SPADI is a 13-item questionnaire investigating shoulder pain and disability: Scores range from 0 to 130. Higher score represent worse disability |
Countries
Denmark
Contacts
Primary ContactSteffan WM Christensen, PhD
Outcome results
None listed