Flossing Technique With Neuromuscular Reeducation Exercises in Trained Subjects

NCT ID: NCT03867279

Last Updated: 2020-01-27

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 40 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-03-12
• Study Completion Date: 2019-07-01

Brief Summary

Introduction. A deficit of dorsiflexion and motor control can limit the performance of a squat. Neuromuscular reeducation exercises, mobility and elasticity are used in the neuromuscular control and mobility of the kinetic chain. The Flossing technique is applied to improve ankle mobility and the perception of effort.

Objective. To compare the efficacy of a protocol for neuromuscular reeducation exercises, mobility and elasticity, and the Flossing technique in ankle mobility and perception of effort when performing squats.

Study design. Randomized, multicenter, single-blind clinical study with a follow-up period.

Methodology. 40 weightlifters included in the study will be assigned randomly to the study groups: experimental (protocol of reeducation exercises plus the application of the Flossing technique) and control (protocol of reeducation exercises). The intervention will last 4 weeks, with two weekly sessions of 15 minutes each. The variables of the study will be the range of movement of ankle dorsiflexion (Weight Bearing Lunge Test) and the perception of the effort during the squat (Borg scale). A descriptive statistical analysis will be carried out calculating the main statistical characteristics. The distribution of the sample will be analyzed using the Kolmogorov-Smirnof test. In case of homogeneity, parametric tests will be used to calculate changes after each evaluation (t-student) and the intra- and intersubject effect (repeated measures ANOVA).

Expected results. Improvement in dorsiflexion of the ankle and decrease in the perception of effort during the squat.

Conditions

Weight, Body

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Flossing

The subjects included in this group will perform a protocol of reeducation exercises plus the application of the Flossing technique. The intervention will last 4 weeks, with two weekly sessions of 15 minutes each

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Flossing

Intervention Type: OTHER

The reeducation exercises are: lunge and hold (the subject performs a lunge increasing the dorsiflexion of the ankle, advancing the tibia as much as possible without taking off the heel of the floor and without valgus of the knee, 15 repetition of 10 seconds of duration each); back squat (squat with a pike supported on scapulae); and chaturanga (from the prone position with extension of elbows and spine, the subject raises upper antero iliac spines performing a shoulder flexion and raising the pelvis to the ceiling maintaining the hip flexion and knees extended and keeping the heels touching the ground. The subjects included in this group will perform the exercises while a compression band is applied to the ankle.

Reeducation exercises

The subjects included in this group will carry out a protocol of reeducation exercises. The intervention will last 4 weeks, with two weekly sessions of 15 minutes each

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Reeducation exercises

Intervention Type: OTHER

The reeducation exercises are: lunge and hold (the subject performs a lunge increasing the dorsiflexion of the ankle, advancing the tibia as much as possible without taking off the heel of the floor and without valgus of the knee, 15 repetition of 10 seconds of duration each); back squat (squat with a pike supported on scapulae); and chaturanga (from the prone position with extension of elbows and spine, the subject raises upper antero iliac spines performing a shoulder flexion and raising the pelvis to the ceiling maintaining the hip flexion and knees extended and keeping the heels touching the ground.

Interventions

Flossing

The reeducation exercises are: lunge and hold (the subject performs a lunge increasing the dorsiflexion of the ankle, advancing the tibia as much as possible without taking off the heel of the floor and without valgus of the knee, 15 repetition of 10 seconds of duration each); back squat (squat with a pike supported on scapulae); and chaturanga (from the prone position with extension of elbows and spine, the subject raises upper antero iliac spines performing a shoulder flexion and raising the pelvis to the ceiling maintaining the hip flexion and knees extended and keeping the heels touching the ground. The subjects included in this group will perform the exercises while a compression band is applied to the ankle.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Reeducation exercises

The reeducation exercises are: lunge and hold (the subject performs a lunge increasing the dorsiflexion of the ankle, advancing the tibia as much as possible without taking off the heel of the floor and without valgus of the knee, 15 repetition of 10 seconds of duration each); back squat (squat with a pike supported on scapulae); and chaturanga (from the prone position with extension of elbows and spine, the subject raises upper antero iliac spines performing a shoulder flexion and raising the pelvis to the ceiling maintaining the hip flexion and knees extended and keeping the heels touching the ground.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• From 18 to 24 years old
• Male
• That they be weight lifters with at least one year of experience
• That they do not present musculoskeletal injury or pathology in the three months prior to the beginning of the study

Exclusion Criteria

• Can not be present during the 6 weeks of the intervention and the evaluations will be excluded
• Under pharmacological treatment
• Who are performing another physiotherapy study
• Not sign the informed consent document.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 24 Years
• Eligible Sex: MALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Investigación en Hemofilia y Fisioterapia

NETWORK

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Rubén Cuesta-Barriuso, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universidad Europea de Madrid

Locations

Universidad Europea de Madrid

Madrid, Comunity of Madrid, Spain

Countries

Spain

Other Identifiers

FLOSSING

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id