Effects of Diaphragm-releasing Techniques on the Lumbar Spine and Diaphragmatic Function in Healthy Women

Universidade Federal do Ceara

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy Individuals

Treatments: Procedure: Diaphragm lift; Procedure: Relaxation of the diaphragm pillars

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03065283

POdePLima2

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to evaluate the immediate effects of diaphragmatic release techniques on posterior chain flexibility and lumbar spine amplitude. Respiratory muscle strength and chest cavity mobility in healthy women.

Full description

The aim of this study was to evaluate the immediate effects of diaphragmatic release techniques on posterior chain flexibility and lumbar spine amplitude; Respiratory muscle strength and chest cavity mobility in healthy women. This is an intervention study with a randomized controlled trial design. The randomized study in two groups, the Intervention Group in which two diaphragmatic release techniques were performed and the Control Group where two placebo techniques were applied in 75 participants between 18 and 35 years of age. For intragroup analysis the paired Student t test was used, comparing the outcomes before and after the intervention and for intergroup analysis the independent Student t test.

Enrollment: 75 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• sedentary female participants
• aged between 18 and 35 years.

Exclusion criteria

• those with cardiovascular, respiratory obstructive or restrictive disease
• smokers and ex-smokers
• who were or were submitted to speech therapy less than a year ago
• those with postural deviation type scoliosis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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75 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Diaphragmatic release

Active Comparator group

Description:

The stretching of the peripheral fibers of the diaphragm

Treatment:

Procedure: Relaxation of the diaphragm pillars

Procedure: Diaphragm lift

Diaphragmatic release control

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

In both placebo techniques, only the light touching of the contacts of the volunteers' skin

Treatment:

Procedure: Relaxation of the diaphragm pillars

Procedure: Diaphragm lift