Achilles tendon rupture in men.
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental Group: 20 men with ruptured calcaneal tendon will undergo an immobilization protocol with a plaster for 8 weeks. Simultaneously with the plaster protocol, the photobiomodulation / laser p
Device
Other
E02.594.540
E02.594
E02.779.474
Sponsors
Instituto de Assistência Médica ao Servidor Público Estadual - IAMSPE
Instituto de Assistência Médica ao Servidor Público Estadual - IAMSPE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Men aged between 18 to 65 years; unilateral achilles tendon rupture.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pacients whose treatment started after 10 days from lesion; bilateral lesion; pacients with previous lesions in the achilles tendon.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Decrease os at least 10 points on the acute tendon rupture score(ATRS), post-intervention, compared to pre-intervention condition in the group wich received photobiomodulation therapy when compared to control group. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increase of triceps surae strenght of at least 20% post-intervention, compared to pre-intervention condition in the group wich received photobiomodulation therapy when compared to control group, verified trhu isometric dynamometry of ankle plantarflexion. Decrease of pain during rest and physical activiy in the photobiomodulation group when compared to control group, verified by numeric rate pain scale; Ankle range of motion improvement, in open kinetic chain and closed kinetic chain, measured with a goniometer. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactPedro de Oliveira
Instituto de Assistência Médica ao Servidor Público Estadual - IAMSPE
Outcome results
None listed