Comparison of Acute Effect of Different Manual Techniques on Muscle Fascia Stiffness

Comparison of Acute Effect of Manual Lymph Drainage and Swedish Massage on Muscle Fascia Stiffness Applied After Exercise in Healthy Young Women

There are studies investigating the effect of different massage methods on muscle fascia stiffness but the results do not support each other. In addition, there is no study to investigate the effect of MLD on muscle fascia stiffness. The aim of this study is to determine the acute effect of MLD and classical (Swedish) massage (KM) on muscle fascia stiffness after exercise.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Manual Lymphatic Drainage; Swedish Massage; Muscle Fascia Stiffness
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Exercise + Manual Lymphatic Drainage; Other: Exercise + Swedish massage

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 30

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Yaşar Tatar; Phone Number: 05323758895; Email: yasartatar@yahoo.com
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Nilüfer Kablan; Phone Number: 05067638556; Email: niluferkablan@yahoo.com

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 25 years (ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Volunteer woman healthy student between the ages of 18-25 with a subcutaneous fold thickness of the quadriceps muscle between 5 mm and 15 mm.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being health and woman
• No systemic problem preventing exercise
• Having sufficient level of perception to perceive commands
• BMI≤25

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having a history of injury and surgery through the Quadriceps femoris muscle in the last three months
• Having a disease that will affect myofascial structure features
• Having a disease that will affect normal body temperature
• Chronic pain in Quadriceps femoris muscle that has been going on for the last three months.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Group 1; Exercise+Manual Lymphatic Drainage	Other: Exercise + Manual Lymphatic Drainage; Quadriceps exercises with weight of 75%1 Max repetition and 8 repetionX3 sets Following exercises, manual lymphatic drainage applied to rectus femoris for 5 minutes
Group 2; Exercise+Swedish Massage	Other: Exercise + Swedish massage; Quadriceps exercises with weight of 75%1 Max repetition and 8 repetionX3 sets Following exercises, swedish massage applied to rectus femoris for 5 minutes

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Measurement of skin temperature	For thermal imaging, a 120-9-90 pixel resolution FLIR E5 camera thermal camera (FLIR Systems AB, Sweden) will be used, and Color Palette iron will be selected to display images. The video will be taken from a distance of 1 m at a speed of 8 photos / s.	Change from Baseline skin temperature at following exercises, at following MLD/SM application and at 10 minutes after the exercise
Evaluation of the mechanical properties of the muscle-1	Viscoelastic stiffness [N/m] will be measured in MyotonPro 3 (MYO, Tallin, Estonia).	Change from Baseline mechanical properties at following exercises, at following MLD/SM application and at 10 minutes after the exercise
Evaluation of the mechanical properties of the muscle-2	Change from Baseline mechanical properties at following exercises, at following MLD/SM application and at 10 minutes after the exercise	Oscillation frequency (Hz) will be measured in MyotonPro 3 (MYO, Tallin, Estonia)
Evaluation of the mechanical properties of the muscle-3	Mechanical stiffness (N/m) will be measured in MyotonPro 3 (MYO, Tallin, Estonia).	Change from Baseline mechanical properties at following exercises, at following MLD/SM application and at 10 minutes after the exercise

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Marmara University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Bakar Y, Coknaz H, Karli U, Semsek O, Serin E, Pala OO. Effect of manual lymph drainage on removal of blood lactate after submaximal exercise. J Phys Ther Sci. 2015 Nov;27(11):3387-91. doi: 10.1589/jpts.27.3387. Epub 2015 Nov 30.
• Kong PW, Chua YH, Kawabata M, Burns SF, Cai C. Effect of Post-Exercise Massage on Passive Muscle Stiffness Measured Using Myotonometry - A Double-Blind Study. J Sports Sci Med. 2018 Nov 20;17(4):599-606. eCollection 2018 Dec.
• Ogai R, Yamane M, Matsumoto T, Kosaka M. Effects of petrissage massage on fatigue and exercise performance following intensive cycle pedalling. Br J Sports Med. 2008 Oct;42(10):834-8. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2007.044396. Epub 2008 Apr 2. Erratum In: Br J Sports Med. 2009 Apr;43(4):310-1.
• Eriksson Crommert M, Lacourpaille L, Heales LJ, Tucker K, Hug F. Massage induces an immediate, albeit short-term, reduction in muscle stiffness. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2015 Oct;25(5):e490-6. doi: 10.1111/sms.12341. Epub 2014 Dec 8.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ANTICIPATED): April 1, 2020
• Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED): April 15, 2020
• Study Completion (ANTICIPATED): April 20, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 24, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 25, 2020
• First Posted (ACTUAL): March 27, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): March 27, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 25, 2020
• Last Verified: January 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: MLD, massage, fascia, stiffness
• Other Study ID Numbers: 09.2019.968

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No