NCT02089022

Analysis of Neuromuscular Responses and the Balance After the Application of Physiotherapy Resources

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 21 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of ice and shortwave diathermy in different regions of lower limb neuromuscular response and balance.

Detailed description

Applying ice and shortwave diathermy was performed separately (on different days) in the foot, ankle and calf. To assess the neuromuscular response was evaluated electromyographic activity of the rectus femorals, biceps femorals, gastrocnemius and tibialis anterior. To assess the effect of applications on balance, through a force platform was evaluated oscillation of the center of pressure as well as ground reaction forces.

Conditions

• Musculoskeletal Injuries
• Cryotherapy Effect
• Complication of Diathermy Procedure

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Physiotherapy resources	The application of ice has been accomplished by means of a plastic bag containing 1.5 kg of crushed ice. The duration of the application was 30 minutes. The use of shortwave diathermy was performed by means of rectangular electrodes having a duration of 20 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-01-01
• Primary completion: 2012-06-01
• Completion: 2012-12-01
• First posted: 2014-03-17
• Last updated: 2014-03-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil