Analysis of Neuromuscular Responses and the Balance After the Application of Physiotherapy Resources

University of Sao Paulo

Status: Completed

Conditions: Musculoskeletal Injuries; Complication of Diathermy Procedure; Cryotherapy Effect

Treatments: Other: Physiotherapy resources

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02089022

HCRP 12788/2011

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of ice and shortwave diathermy in different regions of lower limb neuromuscular response and balance.

Full description

Applying ice and shortwave diathermy was performed separately (on different days) in the foot, ankle and calf. To assess the neuromuscular response was evaluated electromyographic activity of the rectus femorals, biceps femorals, gastrocnemius and tibialis anterior. To assess the effect of applications on balance, through a force platform was evaluated oscillation of the center of pressure as well as ground reaction forces.

Enrollment: 21 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• woman
• healthy
• young
• sedentary

Exclusion criteria

• sensory changes
• history of fractures in the lower limbs
• being in the menstrual period
• diabetes Mellitus
• Bone, muscle and/or neural diseases

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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21 participants in 1 patient group

Physiotherapy resources

Experimental group

Description:

The goal of applying ice and shortwave diathermy to the calf, ankle and sole of the foot was to verify the effect of this resources at the neuromuscular response of the lower limb and postural balance

Treatment:

Other: Physiotherapy resources