Efficacy of Manual Therapy Combined With an Exercise Programme VS Combined Electrotherapy on Football Players With Adductor Tendinopathy

Universidad Católica de Ávila

Status: Completed

Conditions: Tenopathy; Lower Limb

Treatments: Other: Physiotherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04935398

28/05/2021

Details and patient eligibility

About

Background: Groin pain associated with adductor tendinopathy is the second cause of muscle pathology in a football player (20%), so a good treatment taking into account both internal and external factors that may influence the pathology of our patient, would be the key to an improvement in the symptoms he may have. Material and methods: Firstly, the pain threshold is measured by performing the Copenhagen compression test, and in a palpation at the proximal level of the adductors, the hip joint range (ROM) is measured and the HAGOS questionnaire is passed. Then, a sample of 20 participants (N = 20) is selected and randomly divided into two groups, a control group of 10 participants (n = 10), with a treatment based on electrotherapy combined with an exercise programme; and an experimental group of 10 participants (n = 10) with a treatment based on manual therapy combined with an exercise programme. Finally, they performed all measurements.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 15 to 30 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age range between 15 and 30 years old.
• Third division and third year national youth football players.
• Males.
• Average of 3 training sessions and 1 match per week.
• Pain when performing the Copenhagen test or Squeeze test for 5 seconds (s).
• Pain on palpation of the proximal insertion of the adductors.

Exclusion criteria

• Players over 30 years of age and under 15 years of age.
• Players with previous adductor surgery.
• Players with inguinal hernia.
• Players with signs or symptoms of urinary or genital pathology.
• Players unable to attend study treatment sessions.
• Players on medication during treatment.
• Players who are undergoing other treatment for groin pathology or have had previous treatment of less than one month.

previous treatment of less than one month.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Manual therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Football players with adductor tendinopathy undergoing treatment consisting of manual therapy and therapeutic exercise.

Treatment:

Other: Physiotherapy

Electrotherapy

Experimental group

Description:

Footballers with adductor tendinopathy undergoing electrotherapy treatment

Treatment:

Other: Physiotherapy