Effects of whole body vibration on flexibility, vertical jump, agility and pai

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.; Patellofemoral disorders, unspecified knee; M22.2X9

• Registration Number: IRCT20090831002391N39
• Lead Sponsor: Vice chancellor for research, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 26 March 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

18-40 years male athletes
Antro or retropatellar pain
Physical activity at least 3 times a week for 2 hours
Unilateral involvement
Sports with leap and jump (soccer, volleyball, basketball, futsal and handball)
Report the pain at least in two of the activities of running, jumping, prolonged sitting, step up and down and squat
At least one of the tests being positive: step down eccentric test, patellar apprehension test, vastus medialis coordination test

Exclusion Criteria

History of dislocation or sublaxation of the patella
History of hip, knee or ankle surgery
Other lesion on the knee associated with this lesion
Kidney stone
Diabetes
Cardiovascular diseases
Epilepsy
Recent fracture
Gallstone
Acute disk herniation
Recent surgery
Acute arthritis
Pacemaker

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The effect of the whole body vibration training on flexibility. Timepoint: Before and 1 month after intervention. Method of measurement: Flexibility with sit and reach test.;The effect of the whole body vibration training on agility. Timepoint: Before and 1 month after intervention. Method of measurement: Agility with modified t-test.;The effect of the whole body vibration training on vertical jump. Timepoint: Before and 1 month after intervention. Method of measurement: Vertical jump by vertical jump test.;The effect of the whole body vibration training on pain. Timepoint: Before and 1 month after intervention. Method of measurement: Evaluation of pain by the visual analogue scale.