Stretching Isquiotibials in Water and on Land in Healthy Adutls (Flexibility)

Universidade Federal do vale do São Francisco

Status: Completed

Conditions: Muscle Relaxation

Treatments: Other: Flexibility training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03350880

022017

Details and patient eligibility

About

Comparison of therapeutic intervention to gain range of motion at the hip joint within therapeutic in water and on land. Stretching is a therapeutic maneuver used to increase the length of shortened soft tissue structures and thereby gain range of motion; for that, innumerable procedures within Physiotherapy use it for the benefit of patients. The work in question is justified by the need to seek the means that can promote a better performance in the application of the stretching procedure, called Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation, in a universe of pre-selected volunteers. It is a relevant and feasible study, hoping that its results may benefit future patients, with better results and faster responses. What is the medium that leads to better results in a program using the proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation technique? Hypotheses: a - Probably the heated aquatic environment, in a range of 32 ° to 36 ° C, will promote a better result, since the heat increases the collagen's distensibility. b - Perhaps the heat, by increasing the excitability threshold of nerve fibers, triggers the "protective reflex" later, which may promote a more vigorous elongation without the protective response. c - Possibly the relaxation promoted in the aquatic environment, could influence the gains obtained in the swimming pool.

Full description

Comparison of therapeutic intervention to gain range of motion at the hip joint within therapeutic in water and on land.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age between 18 and 60 years;
• sedentary and who did not perform physiotherapy and physical activity in the last three months;
• clinical and cognitive conditions for swimming pool activities and aerobic exercise; who have not undergone highly complex surgical procedures in the last six months;
• to be able of walking without help equipment and without musculoskeletal or skeletal diseases;
• without contraindications to the practice of exercises; such as: urinary and / or fecal incontinence and dermatological diseases;
• below obesity II with BMI <40.

Exclusion criteria

• if they have up to three consecutive fouls during the hydrogymnastics period;
• if they present any adverse effects, such as: allergy or any dermatitis;
• unable to continue the study due to change of address or hospitalization.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

PNF in Water - PNFW

Experimental group

Description:

Flexibility training was carried out over a period of six weeks, with two sessions per week, totaling 12 sessions.

Treatment:

Other: Flexibility training

PNF on Land - PNFL

Active Comparator group

Description:

Flexibility training was carried out over a period of six weeks, with two sessions per week, totaling 12 sessions.

Treatment:

Other: Flexibility training