An Investigation of Ball Rolling Effects on Trigger Points

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial
• Interventions: Device: ball-rolling (Myostorm ball)

• Registration Number: NCT05826834
• Lead Sponsor: Memorial University of Newfoundland

Brief Summary

The current study aims to examine the potential effects of rolling a Myostorm ball on the trigger points in the upper back muscles.

Detailed Description

The investigators will ask the participants to attend the laboratory in two sessions. They will seek the tender spots on the trapezius muscle. Then the participants will be asked to roll a Myostorm ball ( a small hard ball made of plastic with a layer of soft material cover) on their affected muscles. They will be tested for pain-pressure threshold (PPT), shoulder range of motion, electromyography (EMG), and force before and after the manipulation.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-03-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-04-21
• Study First Posted: 2023-04-24
• Status Verified: 2023-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-06-29
• Study Start: 2023-07
• Last Update Posted: 2023-07-03
• Primary Completion: 2023-12
• Study Completion: 2024-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• trigger points on the trapezius muscle

Exclusion Criteria

• back injury

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Ball rolling	ball-rolling (Myostorm ball)	The ball-rolling group will be asked to roll the ball on the trapezius muscle.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Range of Motion before ball rolling	3 minutes before the intervention (Ball-rolling)	the range of motion in the shoulder joint
Pain pressure threshold before ball rolling	3 minutes before the intervention (Ball-rolling)	the measurement of the pain pressure threshold on the trapezius muscle using Lafayette Muscle Tester; A hand-held algometer will be applied on the participant's skin and an incremental pressure will be applied until the participant notify the experimenter to stop. The pain pressure threshold will be reported in kilogram/cm2.
Range of Motion after ball rolling	up to 3 minutes after the intervention (Ball-rolling)	the range of motion in the shoulder joint
Pain pressure threshold after ball rolling	up to 3 minutes after the intervention (Ball-rolling)	the measurement of the pain pressure threshold on the trapezius muscle using Lafayette Muscle Tester; A hand-held algometer will be applied on the participant's skin and an incremental pressure will be applied until the participant notify the experimenter to stop. The pain pressure threshold will be reported in kilogram/cm2.