Effect of Knee Mobilisation on Joint Position Sense and Tissues

N/AActive Not RecruitingNCT06540404

The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice126 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of traction mobilizations on position sense in the knee joint and on the biomechanical properties of the knee joint tissues.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

126

Conditions

Manual Therapy Knee

Interventions

Pulse tractionOTHER

The subjects underwent impulse traction of the knee joint in the second degree according to the Kaltenborn concept.

Continuous tractionOTHER

The subjects underwent continuous traction of the knee joint in the third degree according to the Kaltenborn concept.

Sham therapyOTHER

The therapist did not use traction force, the knee joint was kept in a flexed position of 40 degrees.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 45 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * no lower extremity injuries within the past year, * no pain within the past seven days and on the day of the study, * feeling well on the day of the study, * no intense physical exertion on the day of the study, * no occurrence of delayed muscle pain on the day of the study and up to three days back. Exclusion Criteria: * chronic diseases affecting motor skills, * lower extremity injuries occurring within a year and treated with a physiotherapist or physician, * complaints of pain or malaise on the day of the study, * knee pain within the last 7 days, * the occurrence of delayed muscle pain up to three days back, * participation in intense physical exertion on the day of the study.

Locations (1)

Motion Analysis Laboratory, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education

Katowice, Poland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Joint position sense

A passive-active test will be used to assess the joint position sense. The parameters will be measured angular position (degree of flexion) of the knee joint in the position passively set by the researcher and in the position actively recreated by the participant in both knee joints.