Myotonometric Measurement of Myofascial Trigger Points: Reliability, Validity and Sensitivity
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 50
- 主要终点
- Inter-rater reliability of myotonometric measurement
研究概览
简要总结
The aims of this study are:
- To examine the inter-rater reliability to assess myofascial trigger points using a myotonometer
- To determinate the strength of the correlation between myotonometric parameters and isokinetic parameters
- To evaluate the sensitivity of myotonometric measurements to detect the location of myofascial trigger points
详细描述
Previous researches have used complicated and expensive methods to measure mechanical properties of muscle tone like isokinetic dynamometer.
The purpose of this investigation is to establish the reliability, validity and sensitivity of a myotonometer to assess myofascial trigger points. The results of this study will verify the inter-reliability of a myotonometer device in order to evaluate muscle tone, examine correlations and associations between myotonometric measurements and isokinetic measurements and provide a measurable understanding of the location of myofascial trigger points.
Assessment:
Myoton device is a simple and portable tool to obtain quantitative and objective assessments of mechanical properties of muscle tone.
Isokinetic dynamometric technique is considered a valid biomechanics method to measure muscle tone in non-injured subjects but isokinetic machine is a heavy and expensive equipment.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Only
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 55 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Age range 18-55 years.
- •Healthy volunteers.
- •Presence of a latent medial MTrP of the soleus muscle.
- •Being able to provide written informed consent.
- •Being able to follow instructions and realize clinical tests.
排除标准
- •Any history of ipsilateral lower limb severe injury or intervention (e.g. fracture, surgical intervention).
- •Pain or musculoskeletal injury, ligament injury, tendonitis or plantar fasciitis in the ipsilateral leg for six months previous to the evaluation.
- •Peripheral or central nervous system neurological disease.
- •Altered sensitivity in the studied area.
- •Treatment of a myofascial trigger point in the sural triceps in the six months previous to the evaluation.
结局指标
主要结局
Inter-rater reliability of myotonometric measurement
时间窗: Day 1
In order to study the interrater reliability of the myoton, two different evaluators assess the muscle tone within two marked points using the myotonometer
Correlation between myotonometric measurement and isokinetic measurement
时间窗: Day 1
Relationships among myotonometric parameters and isokinetic parameters
Sensitivity of distinguishing the localisation of myofascial trigger points within the taut band
时间窗: Day 1
Ability to identify and differentiate myofascial trigger points and other points within the taut band using the myotonometer
次要结局
未报告次要终点