The effect of dry needling on hamstring muscles stiffnss and strength of hamstring muscles
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Adaptive hamstring shortening.Contracture of muscle, thighM62.45
- Registration Number
- IRCT20180728040618N6
- Lead Sponsor
- Iran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
Age range of 18 to 35 years.
Adaptive hamstring shortening =20° in the passive knee extension test
Exclusion Criteria
Needle phobia.
Orthopedic or neurological diseases in the lower limbs.
Back pain
History of back pain in the past year.
History of back, thigh, knee and ankle surgery
Recent hamstring injury.
Pregnancy
People who have coagulopathy or take anti-coagulant drugs.
People who have a history of using dry needles.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Muscle-tendon unit stiffness. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the third session and one week after the third session. Method of measurement: The values ??of the slope of the regression line calculated from the torque-angle relationship using the least square method.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Range of motion of passive knee extension test. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the third session and one week after the third session. Method of measurement: Isokinetic dynamometer.;?????? ?????? ???????. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the third session and one week after the third session. Method of measurement: Isokinetic dynamometer.;Maximum voluntary isometric contraction strength. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the third session and one week after the third session. Method of measurement: Isokinetic dynamometer.