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| Therabody, Inc. | INDUSTRY |
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With increased demand on pickleball as a recreational exercise, it is of interest in investigating the biomechanical characteristics of pickleball and determining the impacts of percussion therapy on them. This study aims to examine the effects of percussion therapy on the biomechanics of pickleball movement and muscle activation patterns in recreational pickleball players. It is hypothesized that kinematics and kinetics of pickleball performance improves after 4 weeks of percussion therapy.
Pickleball has rapidly increasing its playing population among people with different ages and performance levels. While pickleball is keeping people of all age active, injury prevalence of recreational pickleball players particularly for elderly populations has rapidly become a great concern in health care in recent years. It is crucial not only for individuals who play the sports but also for sports medicine professionals to prevent injuries and assure wellbeing of pickleball players. Percussion therapy with a handheld massage gun has widely utilized both in clinical or sports settings and by individuals as a self-care device, allowing the treatment popular and accessible. While previous research has examined acute effects of percussion therapy, the impacts of percussion therapy on exercise performance are not yet fully understood mainly due to diverse designs, protocols, and qualities of previous studies. Moreover, little is known how biomechanical characteristics (i.e., joint kinematics and kinetics) of sports specific movements of pickleball are altered after the percussion therapy. With Increased demand on pickleball as a recreational exercise, it is of interest in investigating the biomechanical characteristics of pickleball and determining the impacts of percussion therapy on them. The proposed project aims to examine the effects of percussion therapy on the biomechanics of pickleball movement and muscle activation patterns in recreational pickleball players. It is hypothesized that kinematics and kinetics of pickleball performance improves as well as static joint range of motion (ROM) after the percussion therapy.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Control | No Intervention | No percussive therapy will be applied to participants in this group. | |
| Intervention | Experimental | Percussive therapy will be applied to participants in this group. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Theragun Prime | Device | Percussion massager |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Passive hip flexion range-of-motion (ROM) | Passive flexion ROM (degrees) of the dominant hip | Cross-sectional design with two tests over a 30 minute period (before and after a 20 minute intervention session) |
| Passive knee flexion range-of-motion (ROM) | Passive flexion ROM (degrees) of the dominant knee | Cross-sectional design with two tests over a 30 minute period (before and after a 20 minute intervention session) |
| Peak hip extensor moment | Peak extensor moment (Nm) of the dominant hip during change-of-direction tasks | Cross-sectional design with two tests over a 30 minute period (before and after a 20 minute intervention session) |
| Peak hip abductor moment | Peak abductor moment (Nm) of the dominant hip during change-of-direction tasks | Cross-sectional design with two tests over a 30 minute period (before and after a 20 minute intervention session) |
| Peak knee extensor moment | Peak extensor moment (Nm) of the dominant knee during change-of-direction tasks | Cross-sectional design with two tests over a 30 minute period (before and after a 20 minute intervention session) |
| Peak knee abduction moment | Peak abduction moment (Nm) of the dominant knee during change-of-direction tasks | Cross-sectional design with two tests over a 30 minute period (before and after a 20 minute intervention session) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Peak quadriceps group activation intensity | Peak muscle activation via surface electromyography (EMG) as normalized by the maximum voluntary isometric contraction (% MVIC) of the dominant quadriceps (rectus femoris, vastii muscles) during change-of-direction tasks | Cross-sectional design with two tests over a 30 minute period (before and after a 20 minute intervention session) |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
* Joint injury within previous 6 months
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| PLNU x Padres Biomechanics Laboratory | San Diego | California | 92123 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38784209 | Result | Ates R, Yasar P, Baskurt F, Baskurt Z, Ercan S. A Comparison of the Acute Effects of Percussion Massage Therapy and Static Stretching on Hamstring Elasticity. Ethiop J Health Sci. 2023 Jul;33(4):695-702. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v33i4.16. | |
| 39079099 | Result | Azar FM, Lamplot JD, Bernholt DL, Spence DD. Pickleball: A Standard Review of Injury Prevalence and Prevention in a Rapidly Growing Sport. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2024 Nov 15;32(22):e1130-e1141. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-24-00151. Epub 2024 Jul 26. |
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There are no plans to share the data after study completion.
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| ID | Term |
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| D001265 | Athletic Injuries |
| D063806 | Myalgia |
| ID | Term |
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| D014947 | Wounds and Injuries |
| D009135 | Muscular Diseases |
| D009140 | Musculoskeletal Diseases |
| D009468 | Neuromuscular Diseases |
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This cross-sectional trial involves a single visit with two sessions of data collection in which performance of each participant will be assessed before and after a treatment session.
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| Peak lateral hamstrings group activation intensity | Peak muscle activation via surface electromyography (EMG) as normalized by the maximum voluntary isometric contraction (% MVIC) of the dominant lateral hamstrings (biceps femoris, semitendinosus muscles) during change-of-direction tasks | Cross-sectional design with two tests over a 30 minute period (before and after a 20 minute intervention session) |
| 36161205 | Result | Alvarado F, Valenzuela KA, Finn A, Avila EL, Crussemeyer JA, Nakajima M. The Biomechanical Effects of Percussive Therapy Treatment on Jump Performance. Int J Exerc Sci. 2022 Jul 1;15(1):994-1006. doi: 10.70252/UIIY1243. eCollection 2022. |
| 38508160 | Result | Liu Z, Zhong Y, Maemichi T, Zhou Q, Okunuki T, Li Y, Kazuki W, Kumai T. Acute Effects of Local High-Frequency Percussive Massage on Deep Fascial and Muscular Stiffness and Joint Range of Motion in Young Adult Men. J Sport Rehabil. 2024 Mar 20;33(4):252-258. doi: 10.1123/jsr.2022-0455. Print 2024 May 1. |
| 37020441 | Result | Sams L, Langdown BL, Simons J, Vseteckova J. The Effect Of Percussive Therapy On Musculoskeletal Performance And Experiences Of Pain: A Systematic Literature Review. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2023 Apr 1;18(2):309-327. doi: 10.26603/001c.73795. eCollection 2023. |
| D009422 |
| Nervous System Diseases |
| D059352 | Musculoskeletal Pain |
| D010146 | Pain |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |