Myalgia
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy adult volunteers; both genders; age between 18 and 30 years; weight within the variation limit of 15% of the weight considered normal for men and women, taking into account height and physical structure.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Volunteers with a history of alcohol or drug abuse; diagnoses of cardiac, renal, gastrointestinal, hepatic, pulmonary, neurological, psychiatric, hematological or metabolic disorders; with lesions of the central nervous system, established deformities of lower limbs; previous hamstring muscle injury in the assessed limb; inflammatory processes established in the segment. Be performing physiotherapeutic treatment in progress; in concomitant participation in competitions and; with flexibility that exceeds the limits of the evaluation apparatus.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 10% increase in knee joint range of motion, determined by goniometry at the beginning and end of the study, in degrees.;10% decrease in pain sensitivity to pressure, determined by algometry at the beginning and end of the study, in Kgf.;10% increase of the muscular strength of the knee flexor muscles, determined by dynamometry at the beginning and end of the study, in Newtons. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are not expected. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina UDESC