The Effects of IASTM and Proprioception

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Healthy Volunteers

In brief

The research design will be single group pretest-posttest design. The subject will be instructed to position the knee joint to a position previously set by the experimenter. Intervention will be 10 minutes of GT1 instrument application at anterior thigh using sweep technique.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03023943

Run by

Youngstown State University

People needed

30

Starts

2017-02-03

Expected to finish

2018-05-31

Last updated by the study team

2020-01-10

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• male or female, age 18 to 65.

You may not qualify if…

• sensory impairments or a present contraindications to IASTM which include cancer, burn scars, kidney dysfunction, pregnancy, varicose veins, osteoporosis, body art, chronic regional pain syndrome, polyneuropathies, fractures, autoimmune disorders, diabetes, vitamin C \& D/Calcium deficiencies, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, congestive heart failure, acute inflammation, lymphedema, flu or illness with flu-like symptoms, and medications (anticoagulant, steroids, hormone replacements, NSAIDS, fluoroquinolone antibiotics, herbal supplements).

Where it is running

• Youngstown State University — Youngstown, Ohio, United States

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