Effect of Electromyostimulation and Strengthening Exercises on Pain, Fatigue and Physical Performance in Motocross Athletes
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 30
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Fatigue assessment
研究概览
简要总结
Motocross, a popular sport, involves riding motorized vehicles on rugged tracks with obstacles. It's physically demanding, with high speeds and a risk of accidents. Grip strength is crucial, especially in the arms and forearms, which are prone to injury. Physiotherapy often employs strength exercises, including electromyostimulation. However, there's little research on their effectiveness for motocross athletes. This study aims to compare electromyostimulation combined with strength training versus strength training alone in relieving pain, fatigue, and improving strength in motocross athletes.
详细描述
Motocross is a popular sport in which participants ride a two-wheeled, motorized vehicle around a 2 km rugged track with natural or man-made obstacles. Participants race at high speeds and it is considered a strenuous sport with a high accident rate. Motocross racers grip the handlebars of their bikes with both hands throughout the race, which lasts between 18 and 26 minutes. Therefore, it is a sports branch where control is concentrated on the arms and upper extremities. It has been reported that the most frequently injured and painful area is the forearm. Therefore, good and strong upper extremity and forearm control is important for the prevention of injuries or subsequent recovery processes.
It is known that strengthening exercise programs are used in physiotherapy practices to improve strength and stabilization parameters. The use of electromyostimulation applications for strengthening in different populations is also becoming widespread.
There are no studies demonstrating the effectiveness of strengthening and electromyostimulation applications on pain, fatigue and strength parameters in motocross athletes.
The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of electromyostimulation application applied simultaneously with a strengthening exercise program on pain, fatigue and strength, with strengthening exercises performed with sham application (electric current turned off).
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 30 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Having at least 5 years of professional motocross training experience
- •Being between 18 and 30 years old
- •Volunteering to participate in the study
排除标准
- •To be absent from the 6-week EMS and strengthening program for more than 2 consecutive sessions
- •Having suffered any injury that prevents you from training in the last 6 months
- •Being receiving a physiotherapy program other than the protocol to be used in the study
结局指标
主要结局
Fatigue assessment
时间窗: 6 week
Fatigue Severity Scale: The fatigue level of the participants will be evaluated with the Fatigue Severity Scale. It is a survey with 9 questions and 8-point Likert form.A high score means a high level of fatigue.
Visual analog scale
时间窗: 6 week
Pain assessment: Pain scores of patients will be recorded using 0-100 mm Visual Analog Scale (VAS) to grade pain. For VAS; A measured horizontal line will be created, and definitions such as 'no symptoms' and 'severe symptoms' will be written at both ends. The participant will be instructed to mark a point on the line appropriate to the severity of the symptom. Wrist pain values in the resting position will be recorded before and after the 6-week program.
Grip strength assessment
时间窗: 6 week
Jamar Hand Grip Dynamometer will be used to evaluate hand grip and finger flexor muscle strength. The participant will sit upright during the assessment. Elbow and knee angle will be 90 degrees. A full force grip will be required with the wrist in the neural position. The measurement will be performed 3 times with an interval of 10 seconds. Increasing values will indicate higher strength. Measurement results will be recorded in kilograms and pounds.
Strength measurement
时间窗: 6 week
Lafayette Dynamometer: Lafayette Manual Muscle Testing device will be used to evaluate muscle strength. While the measurements are being made, the device will be kept stationary and the resistance given by the participant will be measured in Newtons. Measurements will be made in the sitting position for wrist flexion/extension and forearm flexion, and total muscle strength will be recorded.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Furkan Çakır
Principal Investigator
Istanbul Bilgi University