Effects of Myofascial Induction Therapy on Pressure Pain and Ankle Range of Motion.

Effects of Myofascial Induction Therapy on Ankle Pressure Pain and Ankle Range of Motion in Latent Trigger Points of the Gastrocnemius Muscle. A Clinical Trial.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05711745

Enrollment

Registered

2023-02-03

Start date

2023-02-06

Completion date

2023-02-09

Last updated

2023-02-10

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Conditions

Fascia, Pain, Range of Motion, Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial

Brief summary

In this study, it will be assessed if there are changes in ankle dorsiflexion and pressure pain after performing the myofascial induction technique in the calf.

Interventions

PROCEDURECalf myofascial technique

A 3-pass superficial leg glide technique was applied first and then 5 minutes of the deep calf myofascial induction technique as described by Pilat.

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Intervention model description

A pre-post study

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 30 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Subjects with no pain and with 18 to 30 years old.

Exclusion criteria

* (1) Diagnosis of lower limb injury, including any tendinopathy, bursitis, ligamentous involvement or fasciitis , * (2) history of lower limb surgery , * (3) participants were required not to have undergone ankle stretching or any other treatment, * (4) diabetes due to possible alteration of arterial distal circulation, * (5) deformities of the toes, such as hammer toes and hallux valgus. All subjects signed an informed consent form before participating in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Pressure pain threshold	Immediately before intervention.	The pressure at which the patient begins to feel pain with pressure is measured 3 times with an algometer.It is measured in newtons
Range of motion with knee extended	Immediately before the intervention.	The joint range is measured in dorsiflexion of the ankle joint with the knee extended under load and is measured with an inclinometer in degrees.Measured in grades.
Range of motion with knee flexed	Immediately before the intervention.	The joint range is measured in dorsiflexion of the ankle joint with the knee flexed under load and is measured with an inclinometer in degrees. Measured in grades.

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026