Postural Balance
Conditions
Brief summary
Postural balance has been studied in the literature and ideal body mass distribution has been shown to provide stability to the body in an upright position. The use of stabilometry to assess posture is a standard in clinical practice and medical research. In the literature we find osteopathic treatment evaluated with stabilometry in specific pathological conditions. We will experiment on asymptomatic volunteers how attentive touch is effective compared to non-attentive touch and compared to an untreated group by measuring specific parameters that indicate postural balance.
Detailed description
Stabilometry measurements will be taken on asymptomatic volunteers before and after several specific treatments, in particular to measure whether the variance in sway speed is reduced after the treatments. The effect of attentional versus non-attentional touch will be compared in the other two groups, in addition to a control group that receives no treatment.
Interventions
OTHERTOUCH ATTENTIVE TREATMENT
15-minute treatment using constant touch (0.20 N, approx. 20 grams) developed after training with visual feedback. * 5 minutes bilateral touch on external malleolus * 5 minutes longitudinal occipital front grip for reciprocal tension membrane movement and Sutherland's fulcrum * 5 minutes bilateral touch on acromion, for midline, centring diaphragms Throughout the treatment, the practitioner maintained a focused attention on touch by voluntarily and constantly directing attention to the sensation/perception of the hands, perceiving texture, density, temperature, reactivity and motility of the tissue.
OTHERAUDITORY ATTENTIVE TREATMENT
15-minute treatment using constant touch (0.20 N, approx. 20 grams) developed after training with visual feedback. * 5 minutes bilateral touch on external malleolus * 5 minutes longitudinal occipital front grip for reciprocal tension membrane movement and Sutherland's fulcrum * 5 minutes bilateral touch on acromion, for midline, centring diaphragms During the treatment, the operator's attention was focused on acoustic signals delivered through earphones. The beeps were delivered at random intervals between 0.5 and 2.0 seconds. The operator had to count the number of acoustic signals produced during the treatment period.
Sponsors
Accademia Italiana Medicina Osteopatica
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
• aymptomatics
Exclusion criteria
* serious illnesses * balance disorders * recent trauma (within 2 years) to the lower limbs
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| the velocity variation of the displacement of the centre of pressure (CoP). | baseline | The variable is measured with a stabilometric scale (Cyber Sabots) by sampling the signal at 40 Hz. |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed