Effects of cold therapy and electrical stimulation on signs and symptoms of muscle soreness due to overwork in amateur athletes
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Delayed onset muscle soreness.Disorder of muscle, unspecified
- Registration Number
- IRCT2016100230083N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research of Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 42
Inclusion Criteria
No lower extremity injury during previous year; No contraindication for using electrical stimulation or icing; No sensitivity to ice or electrical stimulation during the tests; Not any heavy training two weeks before performing the tests.
Exclusion criteria:
Any burning in the skin due to TENS or any frostbite due to cryotherapy; Any unsatisfactory feeling in participants to continue testing process
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Active knee extension range of motion. Timepoint: Before, 24, 48 and 72 hours after inducing delayed-onset muscle soreness. Method of measurement: Digital goniometer.;Triple hop distance. Timepoint: before, 24, 48 and 72 hours after inducing delayed-onset muscle soreness. Method of measurement: Triple hop distance test.;Thigh girth. Timepoint: before, 24, 48 and 72 hours after inducing delayed-onset muscle soreness. Method of measurement: Flexible meter(upper-middle-lower regions of the thigh).;Pain intensity. Timepoint: before, 24, 48 and 72 hours after inducing delayed-onset muscle soreness. Method of measurement: Visual analogue scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method /A. Timepoint: N/A. Method of measurement: N/A.