An Investigation of Ball Rolling Effects on Trigger Points

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial

Treatments: Device: ball-rolling (Myostorm ball)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT05826834

20211162

Details and patient eligibility

About

The current study aims to examine the potential effects of rolling a Myostorm ball on the trigger points in the upper back muscles.

Full description

The investigators will ask the participants to attend the laboratory in two sessions. They will seek the tender spots on the trapezius muscle. Then the participants will be asked to roll a Myostorm ball ( a small hard ball made of plastic with a layer of soft material cover) on their affected muscles. They will be tested for pain-pressure threshold (PPT), shoulder range of motion, electromyography (EMG), and force before and after the manipulation.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• trigger points on the trapezius muscle

Exclusion criteria

• back injury

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Ball rolling

Experimental group

Description:

The ball-rolling group will be asked to roll the ball on the trapezius muscle.

Treatment:

Device: ball-rolling (Myostorm ball)

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group with no intervention