The effects of icing a swollen knee joint on quadriceps muscle activation.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Knee surgery; Knee injury; Knee arthritis; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents; Surgery - Other surgery; Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis

• Registration Number: ACTRN12608000134325
• Lead Sponsor: AUT University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2008-03-14
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 15

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy volunteers

Exclusion Criteria

A previous history of knee joint pathology to both knee joints.

A history of spinal surgery or lower limb surgery in the past 5 years.

Back pain in the last 6 months with associated neurological signs or symptoms

Any pathology that precluded the participation in maximum strength testing

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quadriceps peak torque during maximum voluntary isometric contractions performed at 60 degrees of knee joint flexion.[Baseline, pre knee joint infusion (10 minutes later), post knee joint infusion, post intervention]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quadriceps electromyography amplitude (root mean square)[Baseline, pre knee joint infusion (10 minutes later), post knee joint infusion, post intervention];Quadriceps muscle fibre conduction velocity (estimated using custom designed surface electrode)[Baseline, pre knee joint infusion (10 minutes later), post knee joint infusion, post intervention]