Effects of the Elastic Bandage on the Postural Balance of Young Women

Universidade Norte do Paraná

Status: Completed

Conditions: Postural Control

Treatments: Device: Bandage

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03173911

Projeto Kinesio

Details and patient eligibility

About

Elastic Bandaging Therapy (BET) is a technique that consists of the application of elastic adhesive tape directed on a skin, and is used for pain reduction, improvement of flexibility, postural alignment. It is believed that it can help proprioception by increasing or reducing muscle tension by acting on motor coordination and balance. The present study aims to evaluate the effect of the application of different BET strategies on the postural balance of healthy young women through measures obtained through a proper instrument for a balance assessment, a force platform.

Enrollment: 48 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• women aged between 18 and 35 years;
• not present chronic pain defined as daily or almost daily pain during the last three months;
• not participate in rehabilitation programs.

Exclusion criteria

• present any type of neurological, cardiorespiratory, metabolic and / or orthopedic disease of high severity;
• vestibulopathies and labyrinthine crises;
• mental problems, attention and speech disorders;
• some other type of impediment or problem that interfered with physical and functional tests;
• Have undergone some kind of locomotor surgery;
• pregnancy;
• no participation in the three days of the research;
• lack of understanding or non-cooperation regarding research procedures and methods;
• do not volunteer.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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48 participants in 4 patient groups

Ankle

Active Comparator group

Description:

composed by 12 participants who will receive the application of the bandage for the ankle strategy in both lower limbs, being determined the application of the technique in I without fixed point, from medial malleolus to lateral malleolus passing under the hindfoot, finally a cleavage technique passing over the malleoli and ending in the anterior region of the ankle joint. The balance of each individual will be evaluated in the force platform at four different times, before, immediately after, after 24 and 48 hours after the application of the bandage, in three different tasks of postural control in the force platform, being: unipedal right, unipedal left and task Of bipedal support in the semi-tandem position. Will be performed three evaluations of 30s each, with 30s of interval between each evaluation.

Treatment:

Device: Bandage

Hamstrings

Active Comparator group

Description:

composed by 12 participants who will receive the application of the bandage for the posterior thigh (hamstrings) strategy in both lower limbs. The technique will be determined in I with fixed point of the skin of the ischial tuberosity and moving point until the Lateral tibia (near the head of the fibula) and medial tibia (goose-foot insertion). The balance of each individual will be evaluated in the force platform at four different times, before, immediately after, after 24 and 48 hours after the application of the bandage, in three different tasks of postural control in the force platform, being: unipedal right, unipedal left and task Of bipedal support in the semi-tandem position. Will be performed three evaluations of 30s each, with 30s of interval between each evaluation.

Treatment:

Device: Bandage

Lumbar

Active Comparator group

Description:

composed by 12 participants who will receive the application of the bandage for the hip (lumbar) strategy, being determined the application of the technique in I with fixed point in the ischial tuberosity and moving point until the height of the last ribs, making a cleavage in the Height of the superior iliac spine. The balance of each individual will be evaluated in the force platform at four different times, before, immediately after, after 24 and 48 hours after the application of the bandage, in three different tasks of postural control in the force platform, being: unipedal right, unipedal left and task Of bipedal support in the semi-tandem position. Will be performed three evaluations of 30s each, with 30s of interval between each evaluation.

Treatment:

Device: Bandage

Total

Active Comparator group

Description:

composed by 12 participants who will receive the application of the bandage for all strategies in both lower limbs, being determined the application of the technique in I with fixed point in the II and III toes and moving point until the height of the last ribs , Passing through the entire posterior region. The balance of each individual will be evaluated in the force platform at four different times, before, immediately after, after 24 and 48 hours after the application of the bandage, in three different tasks of postural control in the force platform, being: unipedal right, unipedal left and task Of bipedal support in the semi-tandem position. Will be performed three evaluations of 30s each, with 30s of interval between each evaluation.

Treatment:

Device: Bandage