110691 20240205160605.0 doi 10.3390/ijerph182212121 sideral 127215 ART-2021-127215 eng Pérez Palomares, Sara Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-5770-5146 Is instrumental compression equally effective and comfortable for physiotherapists and physiotherapy students than manual compression? A comparative cross-sectional study 2021 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted The 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. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 4.614 2021 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 45 / 182 = 0.247 2021 Q1 T1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 100 / 279 = 0.358 2021 Q2 T2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 71 / 210 = 0.338 2021 Q2 T2 0.814 2021 Pollution 2021 Q1 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2021 Q1 4.5 2021 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Jiménez Sánchez, Carolina Serrano Herrero, Ignacio Herrero, Pablo Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-9201-0120 Calvo, Sandra Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-1674-7788 1006 413 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería Área Fisioterapia 18, 22 (2021), 12121 [11 pp.] Int. j. environ. res. public health International journal of environmental research and public health 1661-7827 1163575 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/110691/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2786198 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/110691/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:110691 articulos driver 2024-02-05-16:03:46 ARTICLE