Observing the Effect of Fascial Manipulation in Athletes With Shin Splits.Tibial Stress Syndrome. (MTSS)

Manipal University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Running Kinematics; Shin Splint; Fascial Manipulation

Treatments: Other: Fascial manipulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03198260

CTRI/2017/06/008875

Details and patient eligibility

About

Aims & objectives:

1. The aim of the study is to find out the influence of fascial manipulation on running kinematics among athletes with medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS).
2. The objectives of our study are

i. To use fascial manipulation as a mode of treatment in MTSS. ii. To compare running kinematics before and after treatment intervention. iii. To compare pain perception before and after treatment intervention.

Full description

The justification for study:

1. MTSS is associated with altered lower extremity kinematics.
2. There is an association between tibial fascia tightness and forces acting along the tibial crest due to alterations in the transfer of energy from foot proximally in the closed kinematic chain.
3. Fascial manipulation is found to be effective in improving the pliability of connective tissues in the management of musculoskeletal conditions.
4. Therefore there is a need to determine the influence of fascial manipulation on MTSS.

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Aged between 18-40 years, both sexes Athletes with shin pain or diagnosed with MTSS Symptoms lasting for 2-3 weeks in the last 1 month

Exclusion criteria

• Trauma to lower extremity in the past 3 months Neurological, Cognitive, Psychological factors affecting the test Acute injuries- laceration, sprains, strains, recent fractures Lumbopelvic-hip complex and knee pathologies(intra-articular lesions, osteoarthritis, rheumatic arthritis, osteomyelitis)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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10 participants in 2 patient groups

Fascial Manipulation

Experimental group

Description:

fascial manipulation is a manual therapy technique were to apply deep frictional massage to the deep fascial structure or point to increase its pliability

Treatment:

Other: Fascial manipulation

Running kinematics

Active Comparator group

Description:

the change in a range of joint angles during different phases of running

Treatment:

Other: Fascial manipulation