Does a Hip Muscle Activation Home Exercise Program Change Patient Performance on the Forward Step-Down Test? A Single-Arm Clinical Trail
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Movement, Abnormal
- Sponsor
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport
- Enrollment
- 35
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Scores on the Forward Step Down Test
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if activation training of the hip musculature affects muscle activation and frontal plane mechanics in healthy individuals.
Specific Aim 1: Determine whether performance on the forward step-down test (FSDT) changes after an eight-week home exercise program (HEP) focused on hip musculature activation in healthy individuals.
Specific Aim 2: Determine whether surface electromyography (sEMG) hip musculature changes following an eight-week HEP focused on hip musculature activation in healthy individuals.
Specific Aim 3: Determine whether a dose-response relationship exists between compliance on the HEP and changes in FSDT scores in healthy individuals.
Specific Aim 4: Determine whether a dose-response relationship exists between compliance on the HEP and sEMG changes in hip musculature activation in healthy individuals.
Investigators
Daniel W. Flowers
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Participants must be current first or second year Doctor of Physical Therapy students in the School of Allied Health Professions at LSU Health Shreveport.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Current knee pain or pathology in the dominant leg, and women with known pregnancy.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Scores on the Forward Step Down Test
Time Frame: Pre- and Post- Intervention Program (8 weeks)
Participants will perform the Forward Step Down Test pre- and post-intervention, while being score by two investigators simultaneously.
Secondary Outcomes
- Surface electromyography (sEMG) - Gluteus Maximus(Pre- and Post- Intervention Program (8 weeks))
- Surface electromyography (sEMG) - Gluteus Medius(Pre- and Post- Intervention Program (8 weeks))
- Home Exercise Program (HEP) Compliance(Pre- and Post- Intervention Program (8 weeks))