Efficacy of a Lower Leg Strengthening Program in the Prevention of MTSS in Collegiate XC Runners
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Rowan University
- Enrollment
- 26
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Subjective Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome Symptoms
Overview
Brief Summary
This randomized controlled trial investigated whether a 10-week heavy resistance training program reduced the incidence of medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS) in collegiate indoor track and field athletes. Twenty-six athletes from Rowan University were randomly assigned to a treatment group (resistance training plus regular training) or a control group (regular training only). Muscle mechanical properties-including tone, stiffness, elasticity, stress relaxation time, and creep-were measured by MyotonPro device (non-invasive) at baseline, post-intervention, and at the end of the season. A 10-week observational follow-up during the indoor season included weekly MTSS symptom surveys. Differences in MTSS incidence and muscle properties were analyzed between groups.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Collegiate athletes on the Indoor Track and Field team.
- •Athletes must participate in at least one of the following:
- •60m-800m events (including hurdles)
- •jumping events (including pole vault)
Exclusion Criteria
- •Subjects who have a history of musculoskeletal or neurologic conditions
- •Who take medications that affect muscle tone
- •Who have a body mass index \>30.0 kg/m2 were excluded to screen to prevent adipose tissue from skewing the measurements.
- •Any subject with any fractures, sprains, or strains of the lower extremities were excluded.
- •Any subject with active MTSS, stress fracture, or other lower leg pathology symptoms at the time the initial survey was administered were excluded.
- •Any athlete who does not participate in the 60m-800m events (including hurdles), or who does not participate in jumping events (including pole vault) were excluded.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Subjective Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome Symptoms
Time Frame: Through the running season -- approximately 11 weeks
Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (MTSS) Score Survey
Secondary Outcomes
- Myotonometry Oscillation frequency(From enrollment through the end of data collection -- approximately 25 weeks)
- Myotonometry dynamic stiffness(From enrollment through the end of data collection -- approximately 25 weeks)
- Myotonometry logarithmic decrement(From enrollment through the end of data collection -- approximately 25 weeks)
- Myotonometry mechanical stress relaxation time(From enrollment through the end of data collection -- approximately 25 weeks)
- Myotonometry creep(From enrollment through the end of data collection -- approximately 25 weeks)