Effectiveness of a Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation

Universidad Católica de Ávila40 enrolled

Overview

Introduction: Paddle tennis is a popular sport which can cause lower limb injuries due to impaired flexibility, such as ankle dorsiflexion. To improve this, methods such as proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF), eccentric exercises and electrical stimulation (NMES) can be used. Objective: To compare the effectiveness of a PNF program with one of eccentric exercise plus NMES in the weight bearing lunge, lateral step down and drop jump test in amateur paddle tennis players. Methods: Pilot randomized clinical trial involving 20 male amateur paddle tennis players. Participants were randomly divided into two groups of ten. One group received a PNF protocol, while the another group was given an Eccentric+ NMES exercise protocol. During the study, range of dorsal ankle flexion (ROMDf) was measured, as well as the vertical jump and lateral step down capacity of the participants.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 50 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Be a professional padel player. * Be over 18 years of age. * Sign the informed consent to participate in the study. * Completion of the IPAQ physical activity questionnaire (Annex 1) to assess the level of physical activity of the participants and to ensure that they meet the physical activity level of the participants and to ensure that they meet the requirements for requirements for participation in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Traumatic or musculoskeletal history that may affect the performance of the study exercises, as determined in the exercises of the study. * A neurological history that may cause impairment in the performance of the exercises. * Use of orthoses that may generate alterations in the result. * Difficulty in performing exercises as determined by the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Vertical jump

The protocol for the drop jump test proposes different heights ranging from 20 to 100 cm. cm to 100 cm. In our study, there is a height of 25 cm to assess knee valgus, which is considered optimal according to the literature. knee valgus, which is considered optimal according to the literature. The athlete, once on the The athlete, once on the box, should place his hands on his hips and drop from the top of the bench, cushion the impact and, once in the jumping position, perform a maximum vertical jump.

Time frame: 1 month

range of flexion ankle dorsiflexion

using the weight bearing lunge test. Once the maximum distance has been reached, we perform the measurement with the clinometer application, we calibrate the the inclinometer at the verticality of your tibia, precisely at the proximal third and measure the range of motion of the ankle, not the position reached.