Effect of Instrument-assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization on Functional and Cognitive Abilities in Elderly
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Functional Abilities
Cognitive Abilities
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 65 – 75
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 60 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Cairo University · Other
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About This Trial
PURPOSE: To determine the effect of Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization on functional and cognitive abilities in elderly.
BACKGROUND: There is an increased interest in health care with growth of the older population.
Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM) is a manual therapy technique using specially designed tools to apply pressure and mobilize soft tissues. It has gained…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* 60 elderly subjects aged range from 65-75 years old will participant in the study from both genders.
* had cognitive abilities to understand explanations and instructions
* did not take any medication that can affect their balance.
Exclusion Criteria:
* They neither had seve…
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