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ArticleJournal of chiropractic medicine2018

Deep Friction Massage and the Minimum Skin Pressure Required to Promote a Macroscopic Deformation of the Patellar Tendon.

Paula Chaves, Daniela Simões, Maria Paço, Francisco Pinho, José A Duarte, Fernando Ribeiro

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Article in Journal of chiropractic medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Paula ChavesDepartment of Physiotherapy, CESPU, North Polytechnic Institute of Health, Gandra PRD, Portugal.
Daniela SimõesDepartment of Physiotherapy, Santa Maria Health School, Porto, Portugal.
Maria PaçoDepartment of Physiotherapy, CESPU, North Polytechnic Institute of Health, Gandra PRD, Portugal.
Francisco PinhoDepartment of Physiotherapy, CESPU, North Polytechnic Institute of Health, Gandra PRD, Portugal.
José A DuarteResearch Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport of University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Fernando RibeiroInstitute for Research in Biomedicine (iBiMED), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe purpose of this study was to determine the skin pressure needed to promote the macroscopic deformation of the asymptomatic patellar tendon and to verify if the pressure is associated with the individual's characteristics.

methodsA descriptive laboratory study was performed with a convenience sample of 18 young, voluntary, and asymptomatic individuals of both sexes. A progressively increasing pressure was applied on the skin over the patellar tendon, through an instrument designed to perform and control the pressure upon an ultrasound probe; data were recorded and analyzed by 2 blind investigators. All statistical analyses were conducted considering α = 0.05.

resultsThe average pressure needed to promote a macroscopic deformation of the patellar tendon was 1.12 ± 0.37 kg/cm

conclusionThe average pressure needed to promote the macroscopic deformation of the patellar tendon was 1.12 ± 0.37 kg/cm

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Elastic ModulusMassageStress, MechanicalTendons

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PMID30846914
PMCPMC6391226

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