Study of the effects of dry needling on fatigue
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- fatigue.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20221201056676N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
no history of lower extremity injury
no vestibular disorders
no cardio-vascular-pulmunary diseases
no neuromusculoskeletal diseases
age of 18-40 years
minimum exercise of 1-hour, 3 sessions per week (at least 2 months)
no pain in lower extremity in at least recent 2 months
no Trypanophobia (needle phobia)
no needle contradictions
no history of dry needle experience
Exclusion Criteria
lack of consent
have pain during the study
inability to continue the test
have strenuous physical activity 48 hours before the test
being a physical therapy student
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Maximum isometric torque of quadriceps. Timepoint: measuring maximum isometric torque of quadriceps at the beginning of the study, after fatigue protocol, after intervention, and one hour after intervention. Method of measurement: handheld dynamometer.;Function. Timepoint: measuring function at the beginning of the study, after fatigue protocol, after intervention, and one hour after intervention. Method of measurement: single leg hop test.;H/M ratio. Timepoint: measuring H/M ratio at the beginning of the study, after fatigue protocol, after intervention, and one hour after intervention. Method of measurement: electromyography (EMG).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Balance. Timepoint: measuring balance at the beginning of the study, after fatigue protocol, after intervention, and one hour after intervention. Method of measurement: single leg stance test.