Overuse Injury Clinical Trial
Official title:
Measuring the Feasibility and the Effects of Chair Massage on Pain and Discomfort in the Cardiac Sonographer - A Pilot Study
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the effects of chair massage and/or chair massage with stretching may reduce musculoskeletal pain and discomfort related symptoms associated with the job duties of a cardiac sonographer.
Staff performing echocardiography exams work in a physically demanding environment. The
physical and psychosocial demands of the work environment place a significant amount of
stress on the physical well being of the employee. The nature of the work involved includes
repetitive movements and static holds while applying intense pressure. These compounded by a
challenging ergonomic work environment, often leads to physical tension, pain, and fatigue.
Staff and patient characteristics, in particular obesity, present greater ergonomic
challenges. In this setting, optimal ergonomics can be difficult to achieve. Repetitive
actions in an ergonomically challenging environment can have an accumulative effect that can
lead to injury.
Massage therapy has been noted to decrease levels of anxiety and fatigue which is essential
to maintaining efficient care in a dynamic environment. Repetitive use, typically leads to
shortened, tight muscles that fatigue over time. Once the massage therapy has released the
connective tissue tension and restored muscle imbalances, exercise focused on core, trunk
strength and those muscles which oppose the repetitively used muscles can further assist the
therapeutic benefits of massage.
The cardiac sonographer is usually sitting and reaching forward or to the side, and the
musculoskeletal imbalances show up primarily superior to the hips. Massage Therapy research
for alleviating musculoskeletal symptoms has been with the use of table massage whereas
chair massage research has focused on gaining physiological benefits. Chair massage therapy
impacts the head, back, neck shoulders, arms and hands so does impact the areas of
musculoskeletal imbalance of the cardiac sonographer. In addition, a massage chair is easy
to set up, does not need a great deal of space, and can be provided in semi-private area, as
the participant remains clothed. Chair massage literature to date has focused more on
physiological responses and albeit positive, not as much on musculoskeletal responses.
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Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention
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