Acute Effects of Percussive Massage Therapy on Thoracolumbar Fascia Thickness and Ultrasound Echo Intensity in Healthy Male Individuals: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Experimental Design
2.2. Sample Size Calculation
2.3. Participants
2.4. Intervention Protocol
2.5. Outcomes Measurement
2.5.1. Ultrasound Imaging Assessment
Fascial Echo Intensity Measures
Fascia Thickness Measures
2.5.2. Perceived Stiffness
2.5.3. Skin Temperature
2.5.4. Lumbar Flexibility
2.6. Statistics Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Echostructure Data
3.2. Secondary Outcomes
4. Discussion
5. Limitation
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristics | PT Group (n = 33) | Control Group (n = 33) |
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Age (years) | 21.6 ± 4.4 | 22.6 ± 3.7 |
Height (cm) | 176.2 ± 5.8 | 174.9 ± 5.6 |
Weight (kg) | 68.9 ± 7.9 | 70.5 ± 5.9 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 22.2 ± 1.9 | 23 ± 1.5 |
Outcomes | Group | Before | After | p-Value |
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Fascia thickness L (mm) | PT | 25.6 ± 6.4 | 25.7 ± 6.3 | 0.835 |
Control | 25.6 ± 6.9 | 25.6 ± 6.6 | 1.000 | |
Fascia thickness R (mm) | PT | 26.7 ± 6.9 | 26.9 ± 6.7 | 0.152 |
Control | 25.4 ± 6 | 24.7 ± 5.8 | 0.127 | |
Echo intensity L (CSAEI) | PT | 71.9 ± 9.7 | 68.5 ± 9.5 | <0.001 |
Control | 73.9 ± 8 | 73.6 ± 8.1 | 0.270 | |
Echo intensity R (CSAEI) | PT | 73.7 ± 8.1 | 68.4 ± 9.2 | <0.001 |
Control | 74.2 ± 8 | 73.4 ± 7.8 | 0.02 |
Outcomes | Group | Baseline | After Intervention | After Intervention (Adjusted) | Difference (95% CI) | p-Value | Effect Size | |||
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Mean | SEM | Mean | SEM | Mean | SEM | |||||
Fascia thickness L (mm) | PT | 25.6 | 1.11 | 25.7 | 1.09 | 25.7 | 0.31 | 0.09 (−0.79 to 0.97) | 0.837 | 0.03 |
CG | 25.6 | 1.19 | 25.6 | 1.15 | 25.6 | 0.31 | ||||
Fascia thickness R (mm) | PT | 25.4 | 1.05 | 24.7 | 1.02 | 25.5 | 0.35 | −0.46 (1.5 to 0.5) | 0.349 | 0.12 |
CG | 26.9 | 1.17 | 26.7 | 1.19 | 25.9 | 0.35 | ||||
Echo intensity L (CSAEI) | PT | 71.9 | 1.69 | 68.5 | 1.65 | 69.4 | 0.62 | −3.36 (−5.1 to −1.6) | <0.001 | 0.48 |
CG | 73.9 | 1.39 | 73.9 | 1.39 | 72.7 | 0.62 | ||||
Echo intensity R (CSAEI) | PT | 73.7 | 1.4 | 68.4 | 1.61 | 68.7 | 0.6 | −4.39 (−6.1 to −2.7) | <0.001 | 0.64 |
CG | 74.2 | 1.39 | 73.4 | 1.36 | 73.1 | 0.6 | ||||
Perceived stiffness (cm) | PT | 3.89 | 0.3 | 2.11 | 0.25 | 2.01 | 0.23 | −1.18 (−1.84 to −0.52) | <0.001 | 0.45 |
CG | 3.56 | 0.27 | 3.09 | 0.33 | 3.19 | 0.23 | ||||
Skin temperature (°C) | PT | 36.4 | 0.04 | 36.9 | 0.08 | 36.9 | 0.67 | 0.29 (0.11 to 0.48) | 0.002 | 0.40 |
CG | 36.5 | 0.04 | 36.6 | 0.05 | 36.6 | 0.67 | ||||
Lumbar flexibility (cm) | PT | 10.4 | 0.28 | 10.6 | 0.29 | 10.5 | 0.53 | 0.04 (−0.1 to 1.94) | 0.550 | 0.08 |
CG | 10.2 | 0.35 | 10.4 | 0.35 | 10.4 | 0.53 |
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Yang, C.; Huang, X.; Li, Y.; Sucharit, W.; Sirasaporn, P.; Eungpinichpong, W. Acute Effects of Percussive Massage Therapy on Thoracolumbar Fascia Thickness and Ultrasound Echo Intensity in Healthy Male Individuals: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 1073. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021073
Yang C, Huang X, Li Y, Sucharit W, Sirasaporn P, Eungpinichpong W. Acute Effects of Percussive Massage Therapy on Thoracolumbar Fascia Thickness and Ultrasound Echo Intensity in Healthy Male Individuals: A Randomized Controlled Trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(2):1073. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021073
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Chao, Xingyu Huang, Ying Li, Wiraphong Sucharit, Patpiya Sirasaporn, and Wichai Eungpinichpong. 2023. "Acute Effects of Percussive Massage Therapy on Thoracolumbar Fascia Thickness and Ultrasound Echo Intensity in Healthy Male Individuals: A Randomized Controlled Trial" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 2: 1073. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021073