Acute Effect of Massage and Exercise on Muscle Tenderness

National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark20 enrolled

Overview

Many people experience pain, tenderness and soreness of joint and muscles, both in sport and working life. Pain killers can provide acute relief of pain, but may not be a feasible solution for all people. Here the investigators examine the acute effect of massage and exercise on induced muscle tenderness (delayed onset muscular soreness).

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Disorders

Interventions

ExerciseBEHAVIORAL

Exercise will be performed for 10 minutes at the left or right trapezius (randomized)

MassageOTHER

massage will be provided for 10 minutes at the left or right trapezius (randomized)

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 67 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * working age adults Exclusion Criteria: * blood pressure above 160/100 * disease of the cervical spine

Locations (1)

National Research Centre for the Working Environment

Copenhagen, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Perceived tenderness of the trapezius muscle on a numerical rating scale of 0-10

Perceived tenderness where 0 is no tenderness and 10 is worst imaginable tenderness

Time frame: change from before to after the acute intervention (average of 0, 10, 20 and 60 min after the intervention)

Pressure pain threshold of the trapezius muscle

Time frame: change from before to after the acute intervention (average of 0, 10, 20 and 60 min after the intervention)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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