The effect of Osteopathy on running performance in recreational triathletes
Item
- Title
- The effect of Osteopathy on running performance in recreational triathletes
- Author(s)
- Stephane Laporte
- Abstract
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Available studies are often inconclusive when it relates manual therapy and running performance. The few studies that do exist measure performance variations by ways that are not running related, such as with an ergometer. The objective of this study is to measure the performance of a recreational triathlete engaged in competitions before and after an osteopathic treatment, strictly through running.
The running tests were performed indoors on a treadmill set at a 0% incline with the air-conditioner set at 18 degrees. The running tests were all performed under similar conditions (same treadmill, same time of the day) to reduce external interferences. The sequence of testing with as follows:
- Test 1: to determine the submaximal velocity of the participant.
- Test 2: to determine the duration at which the participant could maintain the submaximal velocity estimated in Test 1.
- Treatment for the test group, no treatment for the control group
- Test 3: same as Test 2.
The variations in durations, between Test 3 and Test 2 were measured for all groups and compared.
8 participants were tested, 4 were received an osteopathic manual treatment (test group) and 4 did not (control group). The time between test 2 and 3 was between 2 and 9 weeks and the treatments were given about a week before Test 3.
The results, taking in account the body weight and body fat changes, as well as the training volume and duration of the participants, show that the average increase of performance for the test group is 31.5% as opposed to 22.9% for the control group. The test group performed 8.6% better than the control group. The author also notes that the maximum heart rate of two of the participants in the control group was lower on Test 3 than on Test 2. Further studies of a larger scale would be recommended to draw definite conclusions. - Date Accepted
- 2017
- Date Submitted
- 4.4.2017 04:09:20
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Number of pages
- 32
- Submitted by:
- 4179
- Pub-Identifier
- 16001
- Keywords
- Osteopathy, running, triathlete, sport, TlimVO2max, vVO2max, anaerobic running, threshold running, treadmill, increased performance
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Stephane Laporte, “The effect of Osteopathy on running performance in recreational triathletes”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 13, 2024, https://www.osteopathic-research.com/s/orw/item/2154