The Efficacy of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) on the Golf Swing

The purpose of the study is to investigate if osteopathic manipulative treatment (OTM) improves the golf swing of the participants. Study participants will be randomized into three groups, we will stratify by age and gender to make them as uniform as possible. One group will receive no intervention other than a 10-minute break between the pre and post measurements. A second group will receive a sham intervention where the doctor will pretend to give the participant OTM. The third group will receive real OTM.

Participants will perform a sample of 10 golf swings pre and post intervention which will be measured by a golf simulator. They will also complete a brief health history and pre/post self-evaluation of their swing.

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Key information

Conditions

Manipulation, Osteopathic

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Mayo Clinic Health System - Family Medicine Clinic

Mankato, Minnesota, 56001, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

Adult golfers (18 years old or over) -

Exclusion criteria

Anyone under 18 years, people that do not golf.

Treatment and study plan

OMT (Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment)

Procedure

The co-hort will receive OMT. Each participant will perform 10 swings golf swings to determine a baseline measure the strength of their golf swing. This co-hort will then be evaluated by the physician and be given OMT.

sham intervention

Procedure

The co-hort participants will each perform 10 swings golf swings to determine a baseline measure the strength of their golf swing. Theythen be given a sham OMT procedure.

Primary outcomes

Strength of golf swing as measured by the carry distance (the distance the ball flies in the air)

Time frame: 30 minutes

The participant will perform 10 swings into a golf simulator using a 5 iron. The simulator will record the information for each swing. Measurements include: Club head speed (Mph), Ball speed (Mph), Launch angle (Deg), Azimuth (Deg), Side spin (Rpm), Back spin (Rpm), Total spin (Rpm), Descent angle (Deg), Carry (Yds),Total distance (Yds), Offline (Yds), Peak height (Yds). We will be looking at the 'Carry' variable, before and after the intervention.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Minnesota

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Registry information

Official study title

The Efficacy of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) on the Swing Via Objective Data From Golf Simulator Swing Analysis and Subjective Data

Important dates

Study start: 2017
Primary completion: 2019
Study completion: 2019
First posted: Aug 7, 2017
Registry last updated: Jul 17, 2020

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