000110691 001__ 110691 000110691 005__ 20240205160605.0 000110691 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.3390/ijerph182212121 000110691 0248_ $$2sideral$$a127215 000110691 037__ $$aART-2021-127215 000110691 041__ $$aeng 000110691 100__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-5770-5146$$aPérez Palomares, Sara$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000110691 245__ $$aIs instrumental compression equally effective and comfortable for physiotherapists and physiotherapy students than manual compression? A comparative cross-sectional study 000110691 260__ $$c2021 000110691 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000110691 5203_ $$aThe objective of this work is to compare the homogeneity of instrumental and manual compression during the simulation of a pressure release technique, measured with a dynamometer, as well as to evaluate the comparative degree of comfort by physiotherapists and physiotherapy students when performing this technique. Methods: A comparative cross-sectional study was car-ried out with physiotherapists (lecturers with clinical experience) and 4th year students of the Physiotherapy Degree at Universidad San Jorge. The amount of pressure performed and how it was maintained during 80 s with both techniques was analysed using a digital dynamometer. The degree of comfort was evaluated using a modified numeric rating scale, with higher values represent-ing a higher degree of discomfort. Results: A total of 30 subjects participated. Significant differences were found between the techniques in terms of maintaining a constant pressure level for 80 s (p = 0.043). A statistically significant difference was found between both techniques in the period from 45 to 80 s. Regarding the degree of discomfort, the value obtained from the students’ responses was 4.67 (1.35) for the manual technique and 1.93 (0.88) for the instrumental technique. In the case of physiotherapists, the comfort was 4.87 (2.13) for the manual technique and 3.33 (1.54) for the instrumental technique. Conclusion: The sustained manual compression necessary in manual pressure release techniques in the treatment of myofascial trigger points can be performed with assistive tools that guarantee a uniform compression maintained throughout the development of the technique and are more comfortable for physiotherapists. 000110691 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 000110691 590__ $$a4.614$$b2021 000110691 592__ $$a0.814$$b2021 000110691 594__ $$a4.5$$b2021 000110691 591__ $$aPUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH$$b45 / 182 = 0.247$$c2021$$dQ1$$eT1 000110691 593__ $$aPollution$$c2021$$dQ1 000110691 591__ $$aENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES$$b100 / 279 = 0.358$$c2021$$dQ2$$eT2 000110691 593__ $$aHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis$$c2021$$dQ1 000110691 591__ $$aPUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH$$b71 / 210 = 0.338$$c2021$$dQ2$$eT2 000110691 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000110691 700__ $$aJiménez Sánchez, Carolina 000110691 700__ $$aSerrano Herrero, Ignacio 000110691 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-9201-0120$$aHerrero, Pablo$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000110691 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-1674-7788$$aCalvo, Sandra$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000110691 7102_ $$11006$$2413$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería$$cÁrea Fisioterapia 000110691 773__ $$g18, 22 (2021), 12121 [11 pp.]$$pInt. j. environ. res. public health$$tInternational journal of environmental research and public health$$x1661-7827 000110691 8564_ $$s1163575$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/110691/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000110691 8564_ $$s2786198$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/110691/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000110691 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:110691$$particulos$$pdriver 000110691 951__ $$a2024-02-05-16:03:46 000110691 980__ $$aARTICLE