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Effects of Peripheral Somatosensory Stimulation Via Mechanical Pressure on Lower Limb Muscle Strength in Healthy Subjects.
Sponsor: Facultat de ciencies de la Salut Universitat Ramon Llull
Summary
The proprioceptive system and strength are closely related within the sensorimotor system: proprioception enables effective and coordinated muscle activation (including intramuscular and intermuscular coordination or synergistic abilities), which is essential for maintaining the functional stability of joints and preventing injuries-in short, for controlling motor patterns. This principle provides a window through which changes in strength can be observed via peripheral proprioceptive stimulation that activates the muscular system with the goal of increasing recruitment. This justifies the implementation of proprioceptive input in approaches aimed at motor learning.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 80 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
36
Start Date
2025-05
Completion Date
2025-09
Last Updated
2025-04-30
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
deep peripheral sensory stimulation
The proprioceptive stimulus will consist of intermittent mechanical pressure on the skin, localized at the neuromuscular motor points of the rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, and vastus medialis of the quadriceps. The tissue subjected to this precise pressure in areas of high neuromuscular innervation facilitates the stimulation of kinesthetic cortical sensitivity. The experimental group (EG) will be randomly and crosswise subdivided into two groups, so that both receive the intervention in two different modalities at two different times.
Locations (1)
Pedro Victor López Plaza
Barcelona, Spain