The Effect of Percussion Massage Therapy on the Recovery of DOMS in Physically Active Young Men Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness = DOMS (Required)

Shanxi Normal University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)

Treatments: Device: Fascia gun ( Short-time PMT ); Device: Fascia gun ( Long-time PMT ); Behavioral: Static stretching

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06612502

2024-0803

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn the effect of percussion massage therapy (PMT) on the recovery of delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) in physically active young men.

The main question it aims to answer is:

Compared with static stretching, Do 25 minutes and 40 minutes of PMT can decrease pain and increase the rang of motion of knee of low limb DOMS in physically active young men? Compared with static stretching, Do 25 minutes and 40 minutes of PMT sessions can increase power and improve the neuromuscular electrophysiology of low limb DOMS in physically active young men?

Researchers will compare 25 minutes and 40 minutes of PMT to a static stretching to see if different times of PMT are better to treat DOMS.

Participants will： Undergo squats to induce low limb DOMS. Receive static stretching, 25 minutes and 40 minutes of PMT, respectively for three times.

Visit the lab for four times in one week for tests.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 19 to 23 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Regularly participate in physical activity, have no contraindications to exercise, and volunteered to participate in this study

Exclusion criteria

Participants consumed alcohol and exercised vigorously throughout the formal experiment or they underwent interventions other than those planned for the experiment.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 3 patient groups

Static Stretching group

Active Comparator group

Description:

The static stretching protocol comprised eight exercises, performed for 30 seconds per bilateral muscle group (with the exception of the sitting toe touch and butterfly stretch), and included the hip, knee, and ankle. Each subject completed each stretch before progressing to the subsequent one. The stretches were maintained until the subject experienced mild discomfort, but not pain.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Static stretching

short-time PMT group

Experimental group

Description:

The PMT was performed by the two physiotherapists using an OUTSO 06® Fascia Gun equipped with a 5 cm diameter soft attachment head. Throughout the PMT, the physiotherapists carefully maintained a consistent level of moderate pressure on the skin, and followed the direction of the muscle fibers. In the S-PMT group, the treatment was applied for 25minutes.

Treatment:

Device: Fascia gun ( Short-time PMT )

long-time PMT group

Experimental group

Description:

The PMT was performed by the two physiotherapists using an OUTSO 06® Fascia Gun equipped with a 5 cm diameter soft attachment head. Throughout the PMT, the physiotherapists carefully maintained a consistent level of moderate pressure on the skin, and followed the direction of the muscle fibers. In the L-PMT group, the treatment was applied for 40 minutes.

Treatment:

Device: Fascia gun ( Long-time PMT )