NCT07164716

Immediate Myofascial Responses to PFRT in Adolescent Endurance Runners

Immediate Myofascial Responses to Plantar Fascia Recovery Training in Adolescent Endurance Runners: A Dorsal Chain Perspective

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 34 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hacettepe University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 14 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aimed to investigate the acute effects of post-run plantar fascia recovery training (PFRT) on dorsal kinetic chain performance (DKCP) in adolescent long-distance runners. In the study, runners divided into two groups were assessed before training, after training, and following the plantar fascia intervention. The effects on both the performance and flexibility of the muscle and connective tissues of the back and posterior leg were examined.

Detailed description

This study aimed to investigate the acute effects of post-run plantar fascia recovery training (PFRT) on dorsal kinetic chain performance (DKCP) in adolescent long-distance runners. A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 34 adolescent runners, divided equally into a PFRT group and a control group. Following running training, the PFRT group received bilateral PFRT. Assessments were performed pre-training, post-training, and post-PFRT on the dominant side. DKCP was evaluated using the Bunkie Test for the posterior power line (PPL) and posterior stabilization line (PSL), Myoton measurements for the latissimus dorsi, erector spinae, hamstrings, and gastrocnemius muscles, the Sit-and-Reach Test for hamstring and lumbar flexibility, and the Modified Schober Test for lumbar mobility.

Conditions

• Recovery, Psychological

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	plantar fascia recovery training group	plantar fascia recovery training group: Gliding massage,Soft tissue mobilization,Metatarsophalangeal Joint Stretching,Foam roller

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-07-01
• Primary completion: 2025-08-08
• Completion: 2025-08-08
• First posted: 2025-09-10
• Last updated: 2025-09-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)