Self-Myofascial Release in the Posterior Myofascial Chain

NCT03521544 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2018-06-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The study investigates the relation between different segments of the posterior myofascial chain of the human body.

The intervention consists on apply self-myofascial release with a foam roller in one of the segments of the posterior myofascial chain of the participants, and then see if the treatment has produced any changes in the hamstrings, gastrocnemius and soleus flexibility.

Conditions

  • Fasciae (Anatomy)--Inflammation

Interventions

OTHER

Self-myofascial release

The subjects roll a foam roller under a determinated part of the body to self-massage that area.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Albert Pérez Bellmunt, PhD · Anatomy lecturer

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-04-16
Primary Completion
2018-05-18
Completion
2018-05-18

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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