Comparative Effects of Two Conservative Treatments in Teres Major in Handball Athletes With Shoulder Pain

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Shoulder Pain; Athletic Injuries; Dry Needling; Diacutaneous Fibrolysis
• Interventions: Other: Dry needling; Other: Diacutaneous Fibrolysis

• Registration Number: NCT05080439
• Lead Sponsor: Universidad de Zaragoza

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of the dry needling technique and diacutaneous fibrolysis technique in teres major muscles on pain, range of motion, strength extensibility and muscular properties of the soft tissues of the shoulder in athletes with shoulder pain.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2021-09-02
• Study Start: 2021-09-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-10-04
• Study First Posted: 2021-10-15
• Primary Completion: 2021-10-31
• Study Completion: 2021-10-31
• Status Verified: 2023-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-08-26
• Last Update Posted: 2023-08-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Athletes with Shoulder pain
• Glenohumeral internal rotation deficit
• Presence of active MTrP in the teres major muscle

Exclusion Criteria

• Previous surgery in the upper limb
• Previous physiotherapy treatments in the shoulder
• Dry needling contraindications
• Previous dry needling experience to mantain the blinding

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Dry needling	Dry needling	Dry needling based on fast-in fast-out technique in the teres major muscle
Diacutaneous Fibrolysis	Diacutaneous Fibrolysis	Diacutaneous Fibrolysis in the teres major muscle

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
muscle stiffness	After treatment, one week follow-up	the examiners assess the mechanical properties of the fascial and soft tissues with a myoton

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Extensibility	After treatment, "one week follow-up"	the examiners assess the extensibility of the posterior part of the tissues of the shoulder using a digital inclinometer
Pain intensity	After treatment, "one week follow-up"	the examiners assess the pain intensity using a visual analoigue scale
Range of motion	After treatment, "one week follow-up"	the examiners assess the shoulder range of motion with an universal goniometer

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sandra Jiménez Jiménez-del-Barrio; 🇪🇸 Soria, Spain