Examining the Effects of Three Soft Tissue Treatments on Functional Movement and Functional Performance Enhancement

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Conditions studied: Functional Performance

In brief

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of Astym® treatment, The Stick® treatment and massage treatment on performance among healthy college athletes and to investigate any relationship between functional movement and functional performance. Participants will be recruited from Division II, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) basketball and volleyball teams. The participants will be randomized into one of three groups: Astym treatment (AT), The Stick treatment (ST) or massage treatment (MT). The participant will have baseline measures of vertical jump (VJ), Y-Balance Lower Quarter Screen (YBLQ), and a rating of current perceived lower extremity function using a visual analog scale (PLEF-VAS). The participants will be treated using either the AT, ST, or MT following baseline measures. Immediately following the intervention, a second measurement of VJ, YBLQ, and PLEF-VAS will take place. The data will be analyzed using mixed ANOVA tests which will be conducted for each dependent variable. In addition, functional movement is thought to be related to functional performance. A Pearson Product Correlation analysis will be used to understand any relationship between YBLQ and VJ. It is hypothesized that those in the AT group will have different percent change in their YBLQ, VJ, and PLEF-VAS compared to those in ST and MT groups. It is hypothesized that a correlation between YBLQ and VJ will exist. As a result, clinicians could use AT among basketball and volleyball athletes without hindering acute performance. Any risks the participants could encounter are minimal. Participants may withdraw themselves and their data at any time. The intervention and testing are similar to what an athlete would be exposed to during their collegiate career. Any participant injured during this study will be referred to their university sports medicine staff, health center, or the Indiana Wesleyan University health center.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03080220

Run by

Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions

People needed

48

Starts

2016-09-01

Expected to finish

2016-09-30

Last updated by the study team

2017-03-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 25. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• male and female athletes
• individuals aged between 18 and 25 years
• compete in basketball or volleyball sponsored by the NAIA Division II governing body during the 2015 - 2016 or 2016 - 2017 athletic seasons
• sport eligible.

You may not qualify if…

• Astym treatment (AT) in last 3 weeks
• The Stick treatment (ST) in the last 3 weeks
• Massage treatment (MT) in thelast 3 weeks
• Participants using other means of instrument assisted cutaneous tissue preparation techniques such as 'scraping' household items or stainless steel objects along the lower kinetic chain tissue.
• Currently injured or ill
• Injured in the last month before the participation date
• Not full healed from a previous injury or illness
• Participants who currently have athletic participation restrictions of any kind - Those who have known clotting dysfunctions
• Those on anticoagulation therapies
• Those with neurogenic dysfunctions
• Those who may be pregnant
• Those allergic to cocoa butter.

Where it is running

• University of Saint Francis — Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
• Huntington University — Huntington, Indiana, United States
• Indiana Wesleyan University — Marion, Indiana, United States

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