Effectiveness of Dry Needling in Shortened Triceps Surae Muscle (DN-TS)

Universidad de León

Status: Completed

Conditions: Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial; Myofascial Pain Syndrome

Treatments: Other: Ischemic compression; Other: Dry needling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03273985

DN-TS-UCM

Details and patient eligibility

About

To date, there are not studies about the effectiveness of dry needling versus ischemic compression in the triceps surae trigger points. A randomized clinical trial is carried out. A sample of 30 subjects are recruited and allocated into dry needling (n = 15) and ischemic compression (n = 15). Outcome measurements such as dorsal flexion range of motion, plantar pressures, temperature, superficial muscle activity and trigger points pressure pain threshold are measured immediately before and after treatment.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Myofascial pain syndrome in the triceps surae muscle, limitation of ankle dorsal flexion range of motion.

Exclusion criteria

• Neurologic disorders, pharmacologic treatment (within the previous 3 months), cognitive impairment, prosthesis in the lower limb, systemic or infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, fibromyalgia, hypothyroidism, anticoagulants or antiplatelet agents, and fear of needles.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Dry needling

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Dry needling

Ischemic compression

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Ischemic compression