Effects of Percussive Massage Treatment With Theragun on Post Exercise Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness
Condition: Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness
MeSH terms: Myalgia
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      This project will be Randomized control trial conducted to check the effects of percussive
      massage treatment with theragun on pain and muscle length on post exercise delayed onset
      muscle soreness (DOMS) of calf muscles in healthy population so that we can have best
      treatment option for people with delayed onset muscle soreness, duration will be of
      6months,purposive sampling will be done, subject following eligibility criteria from kasrat
      health and fitness club, will randomly allocated in two groups, baseline assessment will be
      done, group A will be treated with 5 minutes of percussive massage and 5 minuties of static
      stretching exercises, while group B will be managed with 5 minutes of static stretching
      exercises only. Assessment will be done via, Numeric Pain Rating Scale(NPRS), Short-Form
      McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) and goniometric measurements of passive ankle dorsi
      flexion for calf muscle length at baseline before intervention and immediately post
      intervention data will be analyzed by using SPSS version 25
    

Detailed description: 
      Percussive therapy is a form of soft tissue manipulation the same thing that a massage
      therapist does during a massage, and is intended to reduce muscle soreness and increase
      muscle length. The aim of the current study is to determine the effects of percussive massage
      with theragun and static stretching exercises on muscle length and pain of calf muscles on
      post exercise (DOMS) delayed onset muscle soreness. It will be a randomized control trail,
      where initial screening will be done as per the inclusion criteria of healthy female gym
      users with minimum one week of joining time and developed post-exercise DOMS and ages ranged
      from 20 to 30 years. Participants with the history of lower leg injuries, any type of
      neuromuscular disorder and elite level of fitness will be excluded. All the study
      participants will perform 15 minutes treadmill, 15 minutes stationary bicycle at day one.
      After 24 hours participants with positive DOMS will be randomly place into experimental and
      control groups. Experimental group will be treated with 5 minutes of percussive massage and 5
      minutes of static stretching exercises, while the control group will be managed with 5
      minutes of static stretching exercises only. Participants in both the groups will be assessed
      on Numeric Pain Rating Scale and Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire for pain and degree of
      passive ankle dorsi flexion for calf muscle length at baseline before intervention and
      immediate 24 hours, 48 hours and 72 hours after the completion of treatment session.
    

Intervention name(s): Percussive massage and static stretching exercises; static stretching exercises
Intervention type(s): Other; Other
Intervention description(s): All the study participants will perform 15 minutes treadmill, 15 minutes stationary bicycle at day one. After 24 hours participants with positive DOMS will be treated with 5 minutes of percussive massage and 5 minutes of static stretching exercises. The group will be assessed on Numeric Pain Rating Scale and Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire for pain and degree of passive ankle dorsi flexion for calf muscle length at baseline before intervention and immediate 24 hours, 48 hours and 72 hours after the completion of treatment session.; All the study participants will perform 15 minutes treadmill, 15 minutes stationary bicycle at day one. After 24 hours participants with positive DOMS will be managed with 5 minutes of static stretching exercises only. The group will be assessed on Numeric Pain Rating Scale and Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire for pain and degree of passive ankle dorsi flexion for calf muscle length at baseline before intervention and immediate 24 hours, 48 hours and 72 hours after the completion of treatment session.
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary purpose: Treatment
Keywords: Theragun; Percussion; Stretching Exercise; Muscle soreness