Effect of Physical Activity Following Thoracic Mobilization on Heart Rate Variability and Pressure Pain Threshold.

Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre34 enrolled

Overview

Comparison of the effects of physical activity (treadmill running) plus thoracic mobilization, physical activity only or a placebo intervention (only manual contact thoracic mobilization), on heart rate variability and pressure pain threshold.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Healthy

Interventions

Physical activity plus thoracic mobilizationPROCEDURE

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Physical activityPROCEDURE

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PlaceboPROCEDURE

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Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 40 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Asymptomatic subjects * Sedentary Exclusion Criteria: * Spinal pain * Historic of trauma/surgery to the spine * Diabetes * Hypo/hyperthyroidism * Alcoholic * Smoker * Hypertension

Locations (1)

Universidade Federal de Ciencias da Saude

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Heart rate variability

Time frame: Change from baseline, immediately after, and 15 minutes after the intervention.

Secondary Outcomes

Pressure pain threshold

Digital algometer will be applied to C7 and T4 spinous process, right hand and right tibialis anterior muscle belly

Time frame: Change from baseline, mimediately after, and 15 minutes after the intervention.

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