Effect of Dry Needling on Muscle Mechanical Properties and Muscle Contractility in Latent Trigger Points

University of Castilla-La Mancha

Status

Completed

Conditions

Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial

Treatments

Device: Intervention-Dry Needling

Device: Control-Dry Needling

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04466813

DNMYOTMG

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether application of Dry Needling (DN) is effective for improved Muscle Mechanical Properties and Muscle Contractility in Latent Trigger Points point (LTrP) of upper trapezius. Randomized controlled trial, in parallel with cross-control design. Two groups with LTrP in upper trapezius, and will be randomly selected to DN group or Sham-Dn group.

Enrollment

50 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 30 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Age between 18 and 30 years
The presence of LTrP in the middle third of the upper trapezius muscle on the dominant side
Being able to provide written informed consent
Being able to follow instructions and realize clinical tests

Exclusion criteria

Any pharmacological therapeutic
Any medical treatment or physical therapies at cervical region during the 6-month before this study - Any diagnosed health problem
Any history of head and upper extremity surgery or trauma
Any red flags to DN, (ie: metabolic diseases, pregnancy, kinesiophobia, Infection, cancer)
Absence of recurrent history of neck pain
No neck pain symptomatology the previous 6 months
Cervical disk herniation