Analysis of Neuromuscular Responses and the Balance After the Application of Physiotherapy Resources

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Completed

• Conditions: Musculoskeletal Injuries; Cryotherapy Effect; Complication of Diathermy Procedure
• Interventions: Other: Physiotherapy resources

• Registration Number: NCT02089022
• Lead Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of ice and shortwave diathermy in different regions of lower limb neuromuscular response and balance.

Detailed Description

Applying ice and shortwave diathermy was performed separately (on different days) in the foot, ankle and calf. To assess the neuromuscular response was evaluated electromyographic activity of the rectus femorals, biceps femorals, gastrocnemius and tibialis anterior. To assess the effect of applications on balance, through a force platform was evaluated oscillation of the center of pressure as well as ground reaction forces.

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-01
• Primary Completion: 2012-06
• Study Completion: 2012-12
• Status Verified: 2014-03
• Study First Submitted: 2014-03-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-03-13
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-03-13
• Study First Posted: 2014-03-17
• Last Update Posted: 2014-03-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 21

Inclusion Criteria

• woman
• healthy
• young
• sedentary

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Exclusion Criteria

• sensory changes
• history of fractures in the lower limbs
• being in the menstrual period
• diabetes Mellitus
• Bone, muscle and/or neural diseases

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Physiotherapy resources	Physiotherapy resources	The goal of applying ice and shortwave diathermy to the calf, ankle and sole of the foot was to verify the effect of this resources at the neuromuscular response of the lower limb and postural balance

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Analysis of neuromuscular responses after the application of physiotherapy resources	We evaluated 22 volunteers in a period of one year and 6 months	To evaluate the neuromuscular response, we used the median frequency of the electromyographic variables and root mean square
Analysis of body balance after the application of physiotherapy	We evaluated 22 volunteers in a period of one year and 6 months	To evaluate postural balance used the variables: maximum displacement of the center of pressure, speed of displacement of the center of pressure and ground reaction forces as an impulse and braking

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain assessment during application of ice and shortwave diathermy	We evaluated 22 volunteers in a period of one year and 6 months	To evaluate the pain during the application of the studied features we use the McGill questionnaire.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Rehabilitation Center HCRP, FMRP-USP; 🇧🇷 Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil