An investigation of the effects of hydrotherapy on the function of the wrist extensor muscles in male and female subjects
Item
- Title
- An investigation of the effects of hydrotherapy on the function of the wrist extensor muscles in male and female subjects
- Author(s)
- Correa Sarah
- Abstract
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ABSTRACT
Background: Hydrotherapy is a treatment modality commonly used by naturopathic osteopaths. However there is limited and controversial research regarding the effects of hydrotherapy on muscle function and its effects on different genders.
Method: This study investigated the effects of alternate hot and cold hydrotherapy on muscle function of the wrist extensors in males and females. It was proposed that hydrotherapy would affect the peak force and total power produced by this muscle group, and that male and female subjects would respond differently to hydrotherapy. 20 asymptomatic male subjects (mean age25.40years ± 3.56) and 20 asymptomatic female subjects (mean age25.05years ± 4.11) were used in this study. All subjects were tested for peak force and total power on the Digital Myograph (DMG) 2000 and their results were recorded. Then 15 of the male and 15 of the female subjects received hydrotherapy intervention. This consisted of applications of alternate hot (42 °C) and cold (12 °C) compresses. After the intervention the subjects were then tested again on the DMG. The control groups consisted of 5 male subjects in one group and 5 female subjects in the other group. These subjects did not receive hydrotherapy and their peak force and total power were recorded before and after a control time period of 12 minutes.
Results: The results showed that there was a significant increase in the peak force and total power in both the male and female intervention groups (p<0.05). However, there were no significant differences in the effects produced by the hydrotherapy between these male and female subjects. The control groups for both the males and females showed no significant difference in the peak force and total power produced, after the control time period (p>0.05).
Conclusion: These findings suggest that hydrotherapy significantly improved peak force and total power of the wrist extensors in both male and the female subjects. However, there were no significant differences in the effects produced by hydrotherapy, between males and females. - presented at
- British College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Date Accepted
- 0
- Date Submitted
- 1.1.1970 00:00:00
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 13577
- Inst-Identifier
- 1076
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Correa Sarah, “An investigation of the effects of hydrotherapy on the function of the wrist extensor muscles in male and female subjects”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed April 22, 2025, https://library.wso.at/s/orw/item/1180