Effects and Dose-response of Manual Therapy in the ROM of the Ankle in Older People

University of Valencia38 enrolled

Overview

Limitations of the joint range of the ankle in elderly people is usually common. One of the ways to treat this limitation is through manual therapy, although the effects it produces in dose-response terms are still not well understood. Because of this, this work on the one hand aims to determine the effects and effectiveness of manual therapy and, on the other hand, determine the dose-response necessary for the range of motion of the ankle to improve when applying techniques of manual therapy on the ankle in the older adult.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Aging Problems

Interventions

ExperimentalOTHER

6 sessions of ankle manual therapy

ControlOTHER

6 sessions of placebo intervention

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 60 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age * Ankle dorsiflexion limitation Exclusion Criteria: * Do not sign the consent * No injuries in the foot * No acute pathology (3 months) in lower limb

Locations (1)

University of Valencia

Valencia, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Active ankle range of movement

Measurement of the anterior tilt of the tibia during weight bearing with an inclinometer

Time frame: Change from baseline to day 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 19 and 48

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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