NCT06603714

Effects of Soft Tissue Mobilization at Different Muscle Lengths

Immediate Effects of Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization at Different Muscle Lengths

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Primorska · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 25 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study will be to compare the effects of instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization at different muscle lengths on pain pressure thresholds and measures of flexibility.

Detailed description

Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization is a widely used manual therapy technique, which aims at reducing pain and improving range of motion. Evidence regarding acute responses to instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization at different muscle lengths is lacking. Therefore, the purpose of our study was to conduct a cross-over trial and compare the acute effects of instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization at short and long muscle lengths of the calf muscles on pain pressure thresholds and measures of flexibility.

Conditions

• Muscle, Ligament and Fascia Disorders
• Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization
• Range of Motion
• Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization	We will perform instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization on calf muscles. The intervention will last 9 min. For the first minute of treatment light pressure will be applied for tissue preparation. Afterwards, four different strokes will be applied by maintaining the tool at a 30° of inclination for one minute. This will be repeated for a second set, with a tool inclination of 45°.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-10-05
• Primary completion: 2024-11-01
• Completion: 2024-11-15
• First posted: 2024-09-19
• Last updated: 2024-09-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Slovenia