Effectiveness of a Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation

Universidad Católica de Ávila

Status: Completed

Conditions: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation

Treatments: Other: proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation; Other: eccentric exercises and electrical stimulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05872802

15/05/2023

Details and patient eligibility

About

Introduction: Paddle tennis is a popular sport which can cause lower limb injuries due to impaired flexibility, such as ankle dorsiflexion. To improve this, methods such as proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF), eccentric exercises and electrical stimulation (NMES) can be used. Objective: To compare the effectiveness of a PNF program with one of eccentric exercise plus NMES in the weight bearing lunge, lateral step down and drop jump test in amateur paddle tennis players. Methods: Pilot randomized clinical trial involving 20 male amateur paddle tennis players.

Participants were randomly divided into two groups of ten. One group received a PNF protocol, while the another group was given an Eccentric+ NMES exercise protocol. During the study, range of dorsal ankle flexion (ROMDf) was measured, as well as the vertical jump and lateral step down capacity of the participants.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Be a professional padel player.
• Be over 18 years of age.
• Sign the informed consent to participate in the study.
• Completion of the IPAQ physical activity questionnaire (Annex 1) to assess the level of physical activity of the participants and to ensure that they meet the physical activity level of the participants and to ensure that they meet the requirements for requirements for participation in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Traumatic or musculoskeletal history that may affect the performance of the study exercises, as determined in the exercises of the study.
• A neurological history that may cause impairment in the performance of the exercises.
• Use of orthoses that may generate alterations in the result.
• Difficulty in performing exercises as determined by the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation group.

Active Comparator group

Description:

Proprioception protocol for ankle dorsiflexion.

Treatment:

Other: proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation

Eccentric exercises and electrical stimulation group.

Experimental group

Description:

Eccentric exercises and strengthening currents for ankle dorsiflexion.

Treatment:

Other: eccentric exercises and electrical stimulation