Real and Sham Diathermy vs Hand Massage in Lower Limbs Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)Effect on Knee Proprioception

Studi Fisioterapici di Montagna

Status: Completed

Conditions: Musculoskeletal Pain

Treatments: Device: DIathermy; Device: Sham diathermy; Other: Massage

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02693678

Studi FM

Details and patient eligibility

About

Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) can have an impact on the proprioception of knee joint . The study aim is to assess the effect of manual massage, diathermy and sham diathermy the proprioception of the knee joint in patients affected by DOMS.

Full description

Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) can have an impact on the proprioception of knee joint. The study aim is to assess the effect of manual massage, diathermy and sham diathermy on the proprioception of the knee joint in patients affected by DOMS.

Proprioception will be measured with "Technique" an App available on appstore , on the basis of the work on knee proprioception by S M Mir 2008 , and data about pain with numbering pain rating scale (NPRS) and pre-post treatment and global impression of change (PGIC) will be acquired.

Enrollment: 24 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with DOMS after a skimountaineering race

Exclusion criteria

• Comorbidities, trauma

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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24 participants in 3 patient groups

Massage

Experimental group

Description:

10 min massage therapy with neutral cream on lower limbs following the patients indications, the points need to be related to the presence of DOMS

Treatment:

Other: Massage

Diathermy

Experimental group

Description:

10 min diathermy with neutral cream on lower limbs following the patients indications, the points need to be related to the presence of DOMS

Treatment:

Device: DIathermy

Sham diathermy

Sham Comparator group

Description:

10 min sham diathermy with neutral cream on lower limbs following the patients indications, the points need to be related to the presence of DOMS

Treatment:

Device: Sham diathermy