Immediate Myofascial Responses to PFRT in Adolescent Endurance Runners

Hacettepe University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Recovery, Psychological

Treatments: Other: plantar fascia recovery training group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07164716

HU-FTR-KS-02

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimed to investigate the acute effects of post-run plantar fascia recovery training (PFRT) on dorsal kinetic chain performance (DKCP) in adolescent long-distance runners. In the study, runners divided into two groups were assessed before training, after training, and following the plantar fascia intervention. The effects on both the performance and flexibility of the muscle and connective tissues of the back and posterior leg were examined.

Full description

This study aimed to investigate the acute effects of post-run plantar fascia recovery training (PFRT) on dorsal kinetic chain performance (DKCP) in adolescent long-distance runners. A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 34 adolescent runners, divided equally into a PFRT group and a control group. Following running training, the PFRT group received bilateral PFRT. Assessments were performed pre-training, post-training, and post-PFRT on the dominant side. DKCP was evaluated using the Bunkie Test for the posterior power line (PPL) and posterior stabilization line (PSL), Myoton measurements for the latissimus dorsi, erector spinae, hamstrings, and gastrocnemius muscles, the Sit-and-Reach Test for hamstring and lumbar flexibility, and the Modified Schober Test for lumbar mobility.

Enrollment: 34 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 14 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• participating as a long-distance runner
• between 14 and 18 years old
• running a weekly distance between 30-60 km
• having at least 2 years of regular running training experience

Exclusion criteria

• having any chronic illness or a history of lower extremity and/or spinal injury in the past 6 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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34 participants in 2 patient groups

plantar fascia recovery training group

Experimental group

Description:

Foam roller, Metatarsophalangeal Joint Stretching, Soft tissue mobilization, Gliding massage

Treatment:

Other: plantar fascia recovery training group

control group

No Intervention group