Plyometry and Tapping in the Functional Improvement of Non-professional Basketball Players

Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Basketball Players

Treatments: Other: Experimental group; Other: Control group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06367790

Bask-Pliomet

Details and patient eligibility

About

Introduction. In basketball, the lower extremities have the highest prevalence of injury, regardless of gender and professional category.

Objective. To analyse the efficacy of a physiotherapy intervention using a protocol of plyometric exercises and dry needling in non-professional basketball athletes.

Methods. Randomised clinical study. 20 players will be randomised to an experimental group (plyometric exercises and dry needling of the gastrocnemius muscles) and a control group (plyometric exercises). The intervention will include 8 sessions over 4 weeks. The study variables will be: range of motion in dorsal flexion in loading (Leg Motion®) and unloading (goniometer) and vertical jump (MyJump2®).

Expected results. An intervention of plyometric exercises and dry needling produces significant differences in range of motion and vertical jump in basketball players, compared to the isolated administration of plyometric exercises.

Enrollment: 19 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Non-professional basketball players who are in competition.
• Subjects over 18 years of age
• Athletes competing in the first men's division of the basketball federation of the Region of Murcia.
• Sign the informed consent document.

Exclusion criteria

• Subjects who are injured at the time of data collection.
• Subjects who are unable to attend all training sessions during the duration of the research.
• Athletes with apprehension to dry needling.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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19 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention period will last 4 weeks, with a periodicity of 2 weekly sessions of 30 minutes each. All interventions will take place in the sports facilities of both clubs. The interventions will be carried out by the principal investigator of the study. The 10 players assigned to the experimental group will perform plyometric exercises and will undergo dry needling of the gastrocnemius (gastrocnemius muscle) and the control group (plyometric exercises and dry needling of the gastrocnemius muscle).

Treatment:

Other: Experimental group

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

The 10 players assigned to the control group will perform plyometric exercises.

Treatment:

Other: Control group