An experimental investigation into the effect of soft tissue massage and inhibition on muscle tone of the lower back: a pilot study
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- Title
- An experimental investigation into the effect of soft tissue massage and inhibition on muscle tone of the lower back: a pilot study
- Title
- An experimental investigation into the effect of soft tissue massage and inhibition on muscle tone of the lower back: a pilot study
- Author(s)
- Imato Makiko
- Abstract
- Objective: To investigate and compare the effects of soft tissue massage (STM) and inhibition on muscle tone of the lower back. Design: A randomised, controlled, pre-post test intervention with 3 groups, STM, inhibition and control. The dependent variable was the resting muscle tone. Methods: 62 asymptomatic students from the British School of Osteopathy were randomly allocated into 3 groups, STM, inhibition and control. Those who were in STM and inhibition groups had 5 minutes of intervention; those in control had no intervention. Muscle tone was measured digitally, pre and post intervention, using Tekscan’s Economical Load and Force measurement system and 2D photogrammetry. A retest was done 1 month after the experiment, using 10 people randomly chosen from the participant group. Results: Paired t-test showed there was significant difference in muscle tone before and after intervention in the inhibition group (p=0.04), while the STM and control group had no significant difference. One-way ANOVA test revealed no significant difference in reduction in muscle tone between the 3 groups. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient showed that test and retest were correlated (R=0.935), but there was significant difference between test and retest (p=0.04) in paired T-test. Conclusion: Inhibition resulted in a statistically significant decrease in muscle tone. However, the decrease is considered to be relatively small, as no significant difference was shown between the 3 groups. The method used in this study was reliable; however, there was a systematic error.
- Abstract
- Objective: To investigate and compare the effects of soft tissue massage (STM) and inhibition on muscle tone of the lower back. Design: A randomised, controlled, pre-post test intervention with 3 groups, STM, inhibition and control. The dependent variable was the resting muscle tone. Methods: 62 asymptomatic students from the British School of Osteopathy were randomly allocated into 3 groups, STM, inhibition and control. Those who were in STM and inhibition groups had 5 minutes of intervention; those in control had no intervention. Muscle tone was measured digitally, pre and post intervention, using Tekscan’s Economical Load and Force measurement system and 2D photogrammetry. A retest was done 1 month after the experiment, using 10 people randomly chosen from the participant group. Results: Paired t-test showed there was significant difference in muscle tone before and after intervention in the inhibition group (p=0.04), while the STM and control group had no significant difference. One-way ANOVA test revealed no significant difference in reduction in muscle tone between the 3 groups. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient showed that test and retest were correlated (R=0.935), but there was significant difference between test and retest (p=0.04) in paired T-test. Conclusion: Inhibition resulted in a statistically significant decrease in muscle tone. However, the decrease is considered to be relatively small, as no significant difference was shown between the 3 groups. The method used in this study was reliable; however, there was a systematic error.
- presented at
- British School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2011
- Date Submitted
- 3.2.2012 00:00:00
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Pub-Identifier
- 15064
- Inst-Identifier
- 780
- Keywords
- Muscle tone, Muscle stiffness, Soft tissue massage, Inhibition, the lower back
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- 0
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Imato Makiko, “An experimental investigation into the effect of soft tissue massage and inhibition on muscle tone of the lower back: a pilot study”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 6, 2024, https://www.osteopathic-research.com/s/orw/item/1772