Effect of the Manual Ischemic Compression on the Biological Movement Kinematic

Sammanfattning: The purpose of this research is to the investigate the effectiveness of the Local Ischemic Compressiontreatment given to the patients who suffered from a cerebrovascular event, and present themusculoskeletal disorders characterized by the presence of trigger points, specifically regardingelliptical motor performance.There exist studies that demonstrate the kinematic characteristics of linear and elliptical movement inpeople with trigger points without neurological injury, however, these characteristics have not beendescribed in patients who have suffered a cerebrovascular event. Thus, this study is novel whenanalyzing the improper motor functioning in non-paretic upper limb movement control. These typesof patients have been approached from the perspective of neurological injury, and the musculoskeletalinjury that could have an impact on movement control has been neglected.This study provides new evidence on the motor performance of the non-paretic upper limb in peoplewho are suffering from musculoskeletal pain. The obtained results helped us to understand the motorfunctioning in the study sample and offers new insights based on the kinematic characteristics andpower law analysis of the movement performed.Analysis being carried out by considering the 2/3 power law, an empirical law which helps in studyingthe relationship between the tangential hand speed and the curvature of its trajectory during curvedmotion, is widely acknowledged to be an invariant of upper-limb movement. Therefore, the study isfocused on this law to interpret the effectiveness of the Local Ischemic Compression treatment givento the patients suffering with musculoskeletal injury resulting myofascial trigger points. The obtainedresults shows that power law is not much altered by the treatment which means that the ischemiccompression has only a peripherical effect (i.e., musculoskeletal system) and does not affect the motorprogramme of the human being (i.e., central nervous system). The one possible reason of having suchresults could be small sample size. Further research is suggested with large study sample.