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Effect of EMS and Strengthening Exercises on Pain, Fatigue and Physical Performance in Motocross Athletes

NCT06300385 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2024-07-05

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Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Sports Injury

Interventions

DEVICE

Electromyostimulation

Electromyostimulation (EMS), a low-frequency current, will be used for electrical stimulation of the wrist flexor muscle group. Stimulation frequency will be applied as 25 Hertz. Care will be taken to ensure that the current intensity does not cause pain in the patient. The size of the EMS electrodes is 2 cm2 and they will be placed in the form of 4 electrodes on the wrist flexor muscles (inner wrist area) with a distance of 1 cm between them. Each strengthening session will be 15 minutes for 6 weeks, 3 days a week, for a total of 18 sessions. EMS application will be carried out together with strengthening exercises. Laica MD6078 branded device belonging to the researchers will be used.

OTHER

Strengthening exercises

All participants will do resistance exercises for strengthening, 3 sessions per week for 6 weeks. Each movement will be performed in 3 sets and 12 repetitions according to the planned intensity. Wrist curl, reverse wrist curl movements (with 10kg dumbbells) and power web flex grip movements will be applied simultaneously with EMS application. The program will last 15 minutes in total.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Istanbul Bilgi University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hulya Sisli, PhD · Istanbul Bilgi University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-04-01
Primary Completion
2024-06-01
Completion
2024-07-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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