Manual Therapy and Physical-sport Performance

University of La Laguna

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Musculoskeletal Disorders; Healthy

Treatments: Other: Manual Therapy Protocol; Other: Sham Protocol; Other: Control-no treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06871202

CHUC_2024_36

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study aims to observe the influence of manual therapy on physical and sporting performance. Manual therapy and physiotherapy have always been associated with post-exercise or as a means of recovering from injuries. The objective is to see if a physiotherapy intervention based on manual therapy causes changes in physical and sporting performance.

To do this, after a brief warm-up, a series of sports tests will be carried out, where the investigators will measure variables such as strength, range of motion, and autonomic nervous system parameters. Subsequently, a series of techniques will be applied in various anatomical regions, and finally, the sports tests will be repeated, and the results will be compared.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Engage in low- or moderate-intensity physical activity.
• Engage in physical activity on 3 or more days per week.
• Not have any recent injury in the area of intervention that contraindicates manual intervention.
• Be willing to collaborate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Those people who had an acute injury or one that would prevent them from carrying out physical activity had any contraindication to the application of manual techniques.
• Who were not available during the dates of the study and people.
• Who were undergoing treatment with drugs that could interfere with the tests.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 3 patient groups

Manual Therapy Protocol

Other group

Description:

Protocol for manual intervention using manual techniques on musculoskeletal structures

Treatment:

Other: Manual Therapy Protocol

Sham Manual Protocol

Other group

Description:

Manual sham intervention protocol through the application of manual contacts on musculoskeletal structures similar to the experimental group but without similar intention or pressure

Treatment:

Other: Sham Protocol

Control

Other group

Description:

No manual intervention

Treatment:

Other: Control-no treatment