Muscle Fatigue
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1 (G1): 20 subjects will receive LASER application, 660 nm, 100 mW, 4J per point, with 4 points on the lips, energy density of 133.3 J/cm2 at each point, application time of 40 seconds per point
Radiation
E02.594.540
Sponsors
Centro Universitário Metodista Izabela Hendrix
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age between 18 and 60 years; sign the Informed Consent Form
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Craniofacial anomaly or disease with neuromuscular involvement; use of myorelaxing and/or anti-inflammatory drugs; photosensitivity; pregnancy; glaucoma; undiagnosed lesion on the area to be irradiated or close to it; infection at the application site; history of cancer; use of a pacemaker or other electronic implant; having undergone previous orofacial myology therapy; presence of a beard or mustache at the time of data collection.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome 1: electrical activity from the lips during protrusion, using surface electromyography, based on the observation of variation of amplitude in the pre and postintervention measurements.;Expected outcome 2: electrical activity from the lips during protrusion, using surface electromyography, based on the observation of variation of median frequency in the pre and postintervention measurements. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are not expected | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactRenata Furlan
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Outcome results
None listed