"Comparative Effect of Rolfing Soft Tissue Manipulation and Bowen Technique on Calf Tightness Among Housewives"

NCT07605299 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: IRB/2024/158
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 54
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Comparative effect of Rolfing Soft Tissue Manipulation and Bowen Technique on calf tightness among housewives.

Conditions

Calf Muscle Tightness

Keywords

Calf Tightness; Rolfing Soft Tissue Manipulation; Housewives; Bowen Technique

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Goniometer

  Goniometer is easily accessible and is an important tool for measuring range of motion of different joints. To measure DFROM using a goniometer, participants were instructed to lay supine and with the knee straight and actively dorsiflex their ankles to end of range by bringing their toes up towards their head. For angle measurement, the axis center of the goniometer was placed on the most prominent point of the lateral malleolus, with the fixed arm of the goniometer along with the leg, and the movable arm parallel with the sole of the foot

  Baseline and 4th week

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• WBLT (knee to wall test)

  Baseline and 4th week

Study Arms (2)

Rolfing Soft Tissue Manipulation

EXPERIMENTAL

Rolfing soft tissue manipulation aimed to separate bound up fascia by deeply separating the fibers manually to loosen them and allow efficient movement patterns. Rolfing practitioners use their hands, knuckles, elbows and more to "release, realign and balance the whole body". The fascia manipulated until it can operate in conjunction to the muscles in a normal fashion

Other: Rolfing Soft Tissue Manipulation

Bowen Technique

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Bowen technique is described as a soft tissue remedial therapy, the therapist uses fingers or thumbs to apply pain-free, gentle rolling moves over muscle, ligament, tendon and other connective tissues in specific parts of the body

Other: Bowen Technique

Interventions

Rolfing Soft Tissue Manipulation OTHER

The initial intervention involved applying a hot pack to the calf muscles (10-minute duration), then with the patient in the prone position and the therapist by their side, a 120-second hold of the Rolfing technique of MFR was applied for the calf muscle

Rolfing Soft Tissue Manipulation

Bowen Technique OTHER

The Bowen Technique involves the application of gentle rolling motions on specific target muscles or connective tissues using the fingers and thumbs, typically ranging from fifteen to forty-five minutes per session,

Bowen Technique

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 25 Years - 50 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: Female of age 25-50years
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Housewives of age 25-50 years
• Limited ankle dorsiflexion range of motion \<10∘ of ankle dorsiflexion
• Calf muscle tightness on palpation

You may not qualify if:

• A history of foot and ankle surgery
• Neurological symptoms indicating a prolapsed intervertebral disc or radiating pain and comorbidities.
• Any previous Neuromuscular issue, lower extremity pain and any pathology, toe Walkers, pregnant females, fracture of lower extremity and congenital deformity of lower extremity were excluded

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Rashid Latif Medical College: lead

Study Sites (1)

Arif Memorial Teaching Hospital

Lahore, Punjab Province, 54000, Pakistan

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Lee K, Lewis GN. Short term relief of multisite chronicpain with Bowen Therapy: A double-blind, randomized controlled trial. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2020 Oct;24(4):271-279. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2020.06.025. Epub 2020 Jul 30.

  PMID: 33218522 RESULT

• KALIYAPERUMAL, A., DHARANI, J. & NEELAMEGAM, D. 2021. Comparison between indian and western toilet user on hamstring and ankle flexibility among housewives. International Journal of Physical Education Sports Management and Yogic Sciences, 11, 13-22.

  RESULT

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: The assessor was kept blind and was not aware of any intervention group.
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Physiotherapist

Model Details: Group A received ten minutes of Bowen Technique and a heat pack (baseline). Using the same baseline treatment, Group B received Rolfing STM Technique

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 18, 2026
• First Posted: May 22, 2026
• Study Start: July 10, 2024
• Primary Completion: January 12, 2025
• Study Completion: January 12, 2025
• Last Updated: May 22, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)