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NCT Number: NCT03696615

Kettlebell Swings & Low Back Pressure Pain Threshold

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a high intensity kettlebell workout, utilizing a Tabata protocol format, can decrease objective measures of pain pressure threshold in subjects without low back pain. The results of the study could have implications for the use of high intensity kettlebell workouts in the rehabilitation of patients with low back pain.

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Key information

Conditions

Low Back Pain Back Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–45 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida, 32816, United States

About this study

The kettlebell swing is a full body, posterior-chain focused, ballistic exercise shown to register large recruitment of the gluteal muscles, which are frequently weak in a patients suffering from low back pain. The Tabata protocol is a high-intensity training protocol in which subjects perform 20 seconds of all out effort (i.e. as many swings as possible), followed by 10 seconds of rest, repeated for a total of eight rounds. The rapid contraction-relaxation cycles utilized in the kettlebell swing are theorized to aid in the pumping out of muscle metabolites in the low back musculature, thus providing potential relief of chronic low back pain.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Those subjects between the ages of 18 and 45
  • No current low back pain or pre-existing injuries that may be currently affecting them
  • No positive response on the Health History questionnaire and PAR-Q.

Exclusion criteria

  • Current low back pain
  • Pre-existing injuries currently affecting the subject
  • Positive response on the Health History Questionnaire or PAR-Q
  • We will also be excluding minors and prisoners from this study.

Treatment and study plan

Tabata Kettlebell Swing Workout

Other

See description of experimental arm.

Control

Other

see description of control arm

Primary outcomes

  1. Pressure measured in kilopascals

    Time frame: 1 minute post-intervention

    Pressure algometry measured in kilopascals

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Central Florida

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Short Term Effects of Kettlebell Swings on Low Back Pain Pressure Threshold in Healthy Young Adults Utilizing a Tabata Protocol Format.

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
Oct 4, 2018
Registry last updated
Oct 4, 2018

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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