Art and Surface Electromyography (EMG)

Completed · Phase 1/Phase 2

Conditions studied: Fatigue

In brief

The general purpose of this research project is to use surface electromyography to compare the effect of Active Release Technique versus Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation on the electrical activity of the upper trapezius muscle at rest and during contraction.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00731991

Run by

Logan College of Chiropractic

People needed

30

Starts

2008-08-01

Expected to finish

2008-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2009-08-03

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 40. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Not all of the below listed criteria must be present, but some combination of two or more should be present before the participant can be deemed to have hypertonic
• hypertonic levator scapulae musculature.
• Anterior head carriage
• Internally rolled shoulders
• Occupational risk of poor upper cross posture
• Palpable muscular tightness
• Tenderness to palpation of the area
• Participant complaint of pain or tightness in the area

You may not qualify if…

• Participants will be excluded from this study if they have a history of a trauma that lead to marked scar tissue in the upper trapezius muscle as this would alter the surface EMG readings due to injured and altered tissue.

Where it is running

• Logan College of Chiropractic — Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

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