Hands-On help: rolfing and bowen techniques battle calf tightness
NCT ID NCT07605299
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested two gentle manual therapies—Rolfing soft tissue manipulation and the Bowen technique—to see which better relieves calf tightness in housewives aged 25 to 50. Fifty-four women with limited ankle movement and tight calf muscles participated. Researchers measured ankle flexibility and used a knee-to-wall test to compare the treatments.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Rolfing Soft Tissue Manipulation and Bowen Technique
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward effective hands-on therapies for relieving calf tightness in housewives.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 54 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The interventions are manual therapies, so effects can vary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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54 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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25 to 50 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Housewives of age 25-50 years * Limited ankle dorsiflexion range of motion \<10∘ of ankle dorsiflexion * Calf muscle tightness on palpation Exclusion Criteria: * 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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Arif Memorial Teaching Hospital
Lahore, Punjab Province, 54000, Pakistan
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