NCT05982210

The Influence of the Diaphragm Muscle and Pain Perception on Lower Limb Neuromuscular Control in Sports Practice.

The Influence of the Diaphragm Muscle and Pain Perception on Lower Limb Neuromuscular Control Parameters in Sports Practice: Application of Breathing Exercises and Manual Therapy of the Diaphragm Muscle and Ribs Protocol

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 44 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Universitat Internacional de Catalunya · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Core stability is maintained mainly by muscle function of abdominal and lumbar region, including the diaphragm muscle. It is known that exists a connection between trunk's muscle activity and the movement of lower limb and lower limb and low back injuries are related to core alterations. Thus, a randomized clinical trial is planned to analyze the effectiveness of an exercises and manual therapy of the diaphragm and ribs program designed, aiming to analyze the correlation between rib cage mobility and lower limb neuromuscular control in young healthy subjects.

Detailed description

The aim of the study consists on analysing the correlation between rib cabe mobility and neuromuscular control parameters of lower limb, as well as pain perception in young healthy adults sports players. A clinical practice protocol consisting on breathing exercises and manual therapy of the muscle diaphragm and the ribs will be applied twice a week during eight weeks. As a result, could be an increasement of the neuromuscular control parameters, described with the outcome measures of rib cage mobility, lower limb power and stability, and pain perception. If the results stablish correlation between the rib cage mobility and neuromuscular control parameters of lower limb, could be helpful in healthcare and sports science field in order to take in account the diaphragm biomechanics when treating lower limb injuries and facing its prevention.

Conditions

• Diaphragm; Relaxation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Breathing Exercises and Manual Therapy of the Muscle Diaphragm and Ribs Protocol	The intervention consists on applying a protocol based on five different exercises, compound by breathing exercises and manual therapy of the muscle diaphragm and the ribs, applied by a physiotherapist.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-07-15
• Primary completion: 2024-06-01
• Completion: 2025-01-01
• First posted: 2023-08-08
• Last updated: 2023-08-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain