Icing Effects on Neck Functions of the Boxers

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Balance
• Interventions: Other: icing massage

• Registration Number: NCT01203280
• Lead Sponsor: Taipei Physical Education College

Brief Summary

Most boxing injuries occurs over head and neck which leads to potentially acute or chronic head and neck injuries. Patients with whiplash injury has been reported, reflected by increased body sway and reduced ability to overcome challenging balance tasks. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the fitness and balance outcomes between the boxers and the control group, and boxers undergoing posterior-neck icing effects.

Detailed Description

Injuries are common in boxing, occurring most often to the head, neck, face, and hands. Traumatic minor cervical strains are common place in high-impact sports and premature degenerative changes have been documented in sports people exposed to recurrent impact trauma or repetitive forces. Whiplash injury may result in extensive trauma to muscles and ligamentous structures within the cervical spine . Many of these structures, particularly the muscles, contain mechanoreceptors that play a key role in position sense. Studies have shown that head and neck position sense may become impaired following whiplash injury. Subsequently, poor movement patterns, together with the perpetuation of pain and other symptoms may develop.

Posture control is achieved by integration of sensory inputs emanating from somatosensory, vestibular, and visual systems. Patients with whiplash injury has been reported, reflected by increased body sway and reduced ability to overcome challenging balance tasks. In this study we have attempted to evaluate the influence of boxing on balance performances, isometric strength and flexibility; furthermore, evaluate the therapeutic effect of ice massage on boxers.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2008-12
• Study Start: 2009-01
• Primary Completion: 2009-04
• Study Completion: 2009-07
• Study First Submitted: 2010-09-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-09-15
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-09-15
• Study First Posted: 2010-09-16
• Last Update Posted: 2010-09-16

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• boxers
• Must be able to cooperate to our intervention

Exclusion Criteria

• Any head and neck injury in recent six months
• personal history of head and neck surgery, tumor, infection, and musculoskeletal disease of neck
• Lesions of central or peripheral nervous system, such as visual or vestibular system, any of which may also affect performance of balance

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
balance, neck isometric strength and range of motion	icing massage	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
balance performance on the sensory organization test (SOT)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
neck isometric strength in six directions
neck range of motion in six directions

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital; 🇨🇳 Taoyuan County, Taiwan