Neuromodulation in Professional Dancers

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Sport Performance; Dance; Rehabilitation; Sports Physical Therapy

• Registration Number: NCT03596216
• Lead Sponsor: University of Seville

Brief Summary

Tendinopathy of the flexor hallucis longus (FHL), colloquially referred to as "dancer's tendinitis," is a common condition in dancers and attributed to high demand on this muscle in positions of extreme ankle plantarflexion and metatarsophalangeal (MTP) flexion and extension. Tradicional conservative treatment includes rest from pain-inducing activities including pointe work and jumping, physical therapy a focusing on movilization of the joints of the first ray and subtalar joint, and antiinflamatory medications. Unfortunately, dancer frecuently do not follow recommendations to rest due to the competitive nature of the field. Those who do not respond to conservative treatment undergo more serious interventions including steroid injections or surgery, each with additional risks and recovery time. To develop experimental protocols aimed at prevention and nonsurgical interventions are needed. Therefore, the aim of this study was To investigate the effects of one shot of low-frequency percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS) vs. one shot of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in performance of the Flexor Hallucis Longus muscle in young dancers.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2018-07-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-07-19
• Study First Posted: 2018-07-23
• Study Start: 2018-07-24
• Primary Completion: 2018-07-24
• Study Completion: 2018-08-17
• Status Verified: 2019-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-11-02
• Last Update Posted: 2019-11-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 51

Inclusion Criteria

• Female dancers
• Training at least twenty-five hours per week
• Pointe training at least five hours per week.

Exclusion Criteria

• They had sustained an injury to their stance limb in the past year preventing dancing for at least 1 day
• Personal Psychological Apprehension Scale (PPAS) score >37.5
• Commonly accepted contraindications to invasive phsyiotherapist technique
• Any contraindications to needling per se.
• Commonly accepted contraindications to electrotherapy
• Epilepsy.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in range of motion of first MTF joint	1 day	Assessed using goniometer.
Change in balance	1 day	Assessed by a single leg balance test
Change in muscular endurence,	1 day	Assessed by endurance test (heel raise repetitions).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Blanca de La Cruz Torres; 🇪🇸 Seville, Spain