The Application of Traditional Chinese Medicine Functional Reduction in Muscle Fatigue

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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In this study, 45 healthy participants between 20 and 40 of age will be included. After obtaining the consent, the participants will be categorized into two(A&B) groups randomly for cross-over study. Each of group will accept either conventional taping or Chinese medicine technique taping before muscle fatigue exercise. To compare the preventive effect, Myoton PRO, pulse analysis equipment, etc will be applied for evaluation. The application of Chinese medicine technique (ie. Chinese medicine functional reduction) taking the kinetic chain into consideration may improve body's functional movement.

Detailed Description
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Nowadays, the importance of exercise is highly valued. The prevalence of sports injury is also increasing and may be associated with muscle fatigue. Therefore, the study focused on the prevention of common muscle fatigue in legs during exercise. With the modern sport medicine knowledge and kinesio taping, the investigators tried to figure out whether muscle fatigue can be diminished through the concept of Chinese medicine channel sinews techniques in advance. In this study, 45 healthy participants between 20 and 40 of age will be included. The exclusion criteria are as follows: i.pregnancy ii.current health problem iii.injuries of legs within a month. After obtaining the consent, the participants will be categorized into two(A&B) groups randomly for cross-over study. Each of group will accept either conventional taping or Chinese medicine technique taping before muscle fatigue exercise. To compare the preventive effect, Myoton PRO, pulse analysis equipment, etc will be applied for evaluation. The application of Chinese medicine technique (ie. Chinese medicine functional reduction) taking the kinetic chain into consideration may improve body's functional movement. Our goal is to enhance the coordination of the entire body structure, not merely the partial body structure improvement. In this way, it will benefit the prevention of exercise injuries and therapeutic effect.

Official Title
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The Application of Traditional Chinese Medicine Functional Reduction in Muscle Fatigue

Conditions
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Muscle Fatigue

Intervention / Treatment
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* Procedure: conventional taping
* Procedure: Chinese medicine technique taping


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: participants between 20 and 40 of age Exclusion Criteria: i.pregnancy ii.current health problem iii.injuries of legs within a month

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 20 Years
Maximum Age: 40 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Interventional Model Description: Participants will be categorized into two (A&B) groups randomly for cross-over study. A group will accept conventional taping before muscle fatigue exercise for the first course then accept Chinese medicine technique taping before muscle fatigue exercise for the second course. B group will accept Chinese medicine technique taping before muscle fatigue exercise for the first course then accept conventional technique taping before muscle fatigue exercise for the second course.
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Other: conventional taping-Chinese medicine technique taping<br>Participants will accept conventional taping before muscle fatigue exercise for the first course then accept Chinese medicine technique taping before muscle fatigue exercise for the second course. | Procedure: conventional taping<br>* Participants will accept conventional taping before muscle fatigue exercise.<br>Procedure: Chinese medicine technique taping<br>* Participants will accept Chinese medicine technique taping before muscle fatigue exercise.<br>|
| Other: Chinese medicine technique taping-conventional taping<br>Participants will accept Chinese medicine technique taping before muscle fatigue exercise for the first course then accept conventional technique taping before muscle fatigue exercise for the second course. | Procedure: conventional taping<br>* Participants will accept conventional taping before muscle fatigue exercise.<br>Procedure: Chinese medicine technique taping<br>* Participants will accept Chinese medicine technique taping before muscle fatigue exercise.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Muscle tone | The soft tissue will be evaluated by Myoton PRO. The muscle tone is measured by the oscillation frequency (HZ) characterizing the tone of a muscle in its passive or resting state without any voluntary contraction. Abnormally high muscle tine would slow the muscle recovery. | one week | 
| Muscle stiffness | The soft tissue will be evaluated by Myoton PRO. The muscle stiffness is evaluated by the dynamic stiffness (N/m) characterizing the resistance to a contraction or to an external force that deforms its initial shape. Abnormally high stiffness may lead to an inefficient economy of movement. | one week | 
| Muscle elasticity | The muscle elasticity is evaluated by the logarithmic decrement of a tissue's natural oscillation characterizing the ability to recover its initial shape after a contraction of removal an external force of deformation. If the decrement of a muscle decreases, the muscle elasticity increases. | one week | 
| Muscle relaxation | The muscle relaxation is evaluated by the mechanical stress relaxation time (ms) characterizing the time for a muscle to recover its shape from deformation after a voluntary contraction or a removal of an external force. | one week | 
| Muscle creep | The creep is evaluated by the ratio of deformation and relaxation time characterizing the gradual elongation of tissue over time when placed under a constant tensile stress. | one week | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pain scale | Pain assessment by the Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale. The scale shows a series of faces ranging from a happy face at 0, or no hurt, to a crying face at 10, which represents hurts like the worst pain imaginable. | one week | 
| Pulse wave | Radial pulse wave analysis | one week | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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taping, Chinese medicine reduction, muscle fatigue