Sensitivity Training Groups
Conditions
Keywords
Palpation, Manual therapy, Pressure
Brief summary
The study is planned for searching physiotherapists palpation abilities. There were 2 groups of physiotherapists. They were asked for to push target pressures. After making some exercise, the assesment was done again.
Detailed description
2 groups of physiotherapists with different fields of experience were attended to study. Fingers are positioned on the marked area at the center point of the scale. Therapists were asked to apply pressure to the scale with estimated weights of 0.5 kg, 1 kg, 2 kg and 4 kg. In each measurements, the value on the scale was recorded without being shown to the participants. After the measurements, the participants were made to experiment when the digital screen can be seen, in order to teach the physiotherapists how much pressure they applied to reach the target weight. Participants were given a total of 10 minutes for the trials. Then, the digital screen was hidden again, and the therapist was asked to apply 0.5 kg, 1 kg, 2 kg and 4 kg weight in a randomized order and maintain that pressure for 5 seconds. The weight fixed by the therapist for 5 seconds was noted by the researcher; the participant was not informed about the values on the digital screen.
Interventions
OTHERPressure sensitivity education
Therapists were asked to apply pressure to the scale with estimated weights of 0.5 kg, 1 kg, 2 kg and 4 kg. In each measurement, the value shown on the scale was recorded without being shown to the participant.After the measurements, the participants were made to experiment when the digital screen can be seen, in order to teach the physiotherapists how much pressure they applied to reach the target weight. Participants were given a total of 10 minutes for the trials. Then, the digital screen was hidden again, and the therapist was asked to apply 0.5 kg, 1 kg, 2 kg and 4 kg weight in a randomized order and maintain this pressure for 5 seconds. The weight fixed by the therapist for 5 seconds was noted by the researcher; the participant was not informed about the values on the digital screen.
Sponsors
Abant Izzet Baysal University
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
2 groups of physiotherapists with different fields of experience were attended to study.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
22 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Willing to participate, * Active working patients as a physiotherapists pediatric, neurologic, orthopedic physiotherapy, manual therapy or osteopathy.
Exclusion criteria
* Having a neurological disease (multiple sclerosis, polyneuropathy, etc.) -Having a disease that may cause neurological deficit in the upper extremity (cervical myelopathy, carpal tunnel syndrome, pronator teres syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome, --- * Guyon canal syndrome) * Refuse to participate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Measurement Palpation Pressure with Digital Scale | baseline | The digital scale will used to assess the palpation pressure of participants. This digital scale is designed for a measurement range of 1-10.000 gr. Palpation pressures will measure at baseline and after education to see whether any changes. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed