Immediate Decrease of Muscle Biomechanical Stiffness Following Dry Needling in Asymptomatic Participants
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Healthy
- Interventions
- Other: dry needling
- Registration Number
- NCT04864704
- Lead Sponsor
- Bradley University
- Brief Summary
60 healthy participants were randomized into infraspinatus, erector spinae, or gastrocnemius groups. One session of dry needling DN was applied to the muscle in standardized location. Stiffness was assessed using a MyotonPRO at baseline, immediately post DN, and 24 hours later. The presence of a localized twitch response (LTR) during DN was used to subgroup participants.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
- men and women ages 18 to 65 years
- reported good general health
- tenderness or palpable trigger point in the muscle (infraspinatus, gastrocnemius, or erector spinae)
Exclusion Criteria
- BMI > 30kg/m2
- surgery in the prior 12 months
- current pain in the shoulder, low back, and lower leg
- precautions to dry needling treatment (anticoagulant medications, bleeding disorders, known pregnancy)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Infraspinatus dry needling Subjects infraspinatus stiffness was measured and observed Erector spinae dry needling Subjects erector spinae stiffness was measured and observed Gastrocnemius dry needling Subjects gastrocnemius stiffness was measured and observed
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in Stiffness Change from baseline and immediately post intervention Biomechanical stiffness of the muscle measured, non-invasively using a MyotonPRO. Stiffness (N/m)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Bradley University
🇺🇸Peoria, Illinois, United States