The Effects caused by Stimuli on the skin on Body Functions
- Conditions
- Muscle fatigueN01.400.545.750
- Registration Number
- RBR-9m5psj7
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Pitágoras UNOPAR Anhanguera
- Brief Summary
Introduction: Percussive massage using a gun has been used as a new resource to minimize damage caused by fatigue, commonly used by health professionals. It is not an invasive resource and is easy to apply to the muscular area. Objective: To evaluate the immediate effect of percussive massage on the muscle cross-sectional area, performance and pain, in the sit-stand test in physically active men. Methods: A randomized clinical trial with 37 men, allocated to an intervention group (G0) that received vibratory stimulation for 5 minutes on the entire quadriceps muscles in a vertical direction and a control group (G1) without application of the stimulus, aged 26.6 (4.7) years, evaluated at 3 moments: 1) Pre-intervention, 2) 24 hours, 3) 48 hours, using ultrasound imaging to evaluate the muscular area of ??the rectus femoris, peak torque on the isometric dynamometer and perception of pain using the VAS questionnaire (visual analogue pain scale) in the functional test (sitting/standing). Results: It was observed that when comparing the muscle area between the groups (G0 vs G1), there was a significant difference in an increase in the area for the relaxed and contracted rectus femoris of the control group, with no significance for strength performance. However, pain significantly improved in 48 hours in the treated group, where pain reduced by 53% at 48 hours compared to 24 hours, with a value of p<0.001 and the comparison between the intervention and control groups showed a significant difference of p=0.001. Conclusion: The percussive stimulus caused by the massage gun did not present changes in performance and cross-sectional area. However, it reduced the allergic condition, efficiently and gradually, when comparing the groups and the baseline, 24 and 48 hours.
- Detailed Description
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Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruitment completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Participants of both sexes; aged between 18 and 35 years; practitioners of physical activity; adults with and without low back pain; practitioners of physical activity or amateur/professional athlete at least 3 to 5 times a week; volunteers with and without chronic low back pain, being active workers in the job market; women with mild, moderate and severe scores on the Cellulite Severity Scale; volunteers with and without chronic low back pain
Have any type of highly serious neurological, cardiorespiratory, skin metabolic and/or orthopedic disease; vestibulopathies and labyrinthine crises; mental problem, attention and speech disorders; some other type of force majeure problem that interfered with physical and functional tests; having undergone some type of surgery on the locomotor system; having undergone a surgical procedure on the ankles or feet; have an allergy to bandages; physiotherapeutic treatment; use of analgesics, anti-inflammatories or muscle relaxants in the last week; not volunteer
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Expected outcome 1: It is expected to find a reduced pain perception after application of the device on the visual analogue scale (VAS);Outcome found 1: A decrease in Pain was observed using the visual analogue scale (VAS);Expected outcome 2: it is expected to find changes in the cross-sectional area of ??the muscle in the ultrasound imaging exam in the control group and no changes in the group treated with percussive massage;Outcome found 2: It was observed that there was no change in the cross-sectional area of ??the quadriceps muscle by ultrasound after the application of percussive massage;Expected outcome 3: changes in maximum voluntary contraction are expected to be found with an isometric dynamometer;Outcome found 3: An increase in muscular strength was shown on the isometric dynamometer through the magnitude of the Cohen d effect
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method o secondary outcomes were expected