Effect of Knee Mobilisation on Joint Position Sense and Tissues

The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Knee; Manual Therapy

Treatments: Other: Sham therapy; Other: Pulse traction; Other: Continuous traction

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06540404

3/01/2024

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of traction mobilizations on position sense in the knee joint and on the biomechanical properties of the knee joint tissues.

Enrollment: 126 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• no lower extremity injuries within the past year,
• no pain within the past seven days and on the day of the study,
• feeling well on the day of the study,
• no intense physical exertion on the day of the study,
• no occurrence of delayed muscle pain on the day of the study and up to three days back.

Exclusion criteria

• chronic diseases affecting motor skills,
• lower extremity injuries occurring within a year and treated with a physiotherapist or physician,
• complaints of pain or malaise on the day of the study,
• knee pain within the last 7 days,
• the occurrence of delayed muscle pain up to three days back,
• participation in intense physical exertion on the day of the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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126 participants in 4 patient groups

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in this group did not undergo any therapy.

Pulse traction group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants assigned to this group underwent second degree impulse traction of the knee joint according to the Kaltenborn concept.

Treatment:

Other: Pulse traction

Continuous traction group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants assigned to this group underwent continuous traction of the knee joint in the third degree according to the Kaltenborn concept.

Treatment:

Other: Continuous traction

Sham therapy group

Sham Comparator group

Description:

The therapist did not use traction force, the knee joint was kept in a flexed position of 40 degrees.

Treatment:

Other: Sham therapy