Tecarterapy on the Performance of Amateur Athletes.
Diathermy Plate Burn, Sports Physical Therapy
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Diathermy Plate Burn
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Athletes between 18 and 30 years of age (athletics and field sports such as soccer, basketball, rugby... that may involve sprinting) federated and competing in university or national amateur leagues that perform sprinting and jumping in their sports practice. Active participation in regional, national or international competitions. Study participants must have signed the informed consent form in order to evaluate their inclusion in the study. Exclusion Criteria: Volunteers who have suffered a sports injury during the last two months or are unable to perform physical activity. Not understanding the information provided by the therapist. Participate in other research studies. Being under a pharmacological medical treatment that may interfere with the measures, such as treatment with anticonvulsants, antidepressants, etc.
Sites / Locations
- Universitat Internacional de CatalunyaRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Sham Comparator
Tecartherpay Group
Sham group
A single 25-minute tecartherapy procedure will be performed in both legs with the T-Plus Wintecare® machine. The configuration of the tecartherapy programme will be in 40 watts resistive mode for each muscle.
The same procedure of the intervention group will be performed but with the tecartherapy machine without power (sham). The machine will be on but no power will be supplied.