Myofascial Induction and Eccentric Exercises in Volleyball Players

Investigación en Hemofilia y Fisioterapia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Myofascial Pain

Treatments: Other: Control; Other: Experimental

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: NETWORK

Identifiers

NCT03872063

RADO

Details and patient eligibility

About

Introduction. Myofascial therapy aims to improve fascial restrictions through the application of mechanical stimuli. The eccentric exercises involve the recruitment of fast fibers and help increase muscle volume.

Aim. Compare the effectiveness of myofascial induction intervention in the improvement of the range of motion of glenohumeral rotation and the pain perception, with respect to the use of eccentric exercises in volleyball players from 18 to 35 years of age.

Study design. Multicenter and single-blind randomized clinical study with follow-up period.

Methods. A random assignment of the 40 subjects recruited to the different study groups will be carried out: experimental (myofascial induction technique and eccentric exercises) and control (eccentric exercises). The intervention will last 4 weeks, with a weekly session of 17 and 7 minutes (in the experimental and control group, respectively). The dependent variables and measurement instruments will be: internal and external shoulder rotation (goniometry) and pain perception (visual analog scale). The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test will calculate the distribution of the sample, using parametric tests (t-student to calculate the difference of means between the evaluations in each group and ANOVA of repeated measures to calculate the intra- and intersubject effect) in case of normal.

Expected results. To improve the range of motion of glenohumeral joint global rotation and of the perception of pain of the subject.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Volleyball players
• Both gender
• Age range of 18 to 35 years
• Compete in a federated team in the Community of Madrid.

Exclusion criteria

• Have an injury to the osteoarticular complex of the shoulder at the time of the study or the previous 6 months
• Who are receiving a physiotherapy intervention at the time of the study or receiving analgesic drugs
• Not signed the informed consent document.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Myofascial

Experimental group

Description:

Each session will last 17 minutes, taking place for 1 day a week, in a period of 4 weeks. The intervention will be carried out at the end of the training session. After the training, the technique of myofascial induction and eccentric exercises will be performed.

Treatment:

Other: Experimental

Eccentric

Active Comparator group

Description:

Each session will have a duration of 9 minutes, taking place during 1 day a week, in a period of 4 weeks. The intervention will be carried out at the end of the training session. After the training, the eccentric exercises will be performed.

Treatment:

Other: Control