Effects of Dry Needling on Spinal Mobility and Trigger Points in Patients With Fibromyalgia Syndrome.

Universidad de Almeria

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fibromyalgia; Back Pain

Treatments: Device: Dry Needling; Other: Cross Tape Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02380807

UAL- 423

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study evaluates the effect of Dry Needling on Spinal Mobility and Trigger Points in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome.

Full description

Dry Needling is a skilled intervention that uses a thin filiform needle to penetrate the skin and stimulate underlying myofascial trigger points, muscular, and connective tissues for the management of neuromusculoskeletal pain and movement impairments. Dry needling (DN) is a technique used to treat dysfunctions in skeletal muscle, fascia, and connective tissue, and, diminish persistent peripheral nociceptive input, and reduce or restore impairments of body structure and function leading to improved activity and participation.

Enrollment: 66 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Fibromyalgia syndrome diagnosis.
• Aged from 18 to 65 years.
• No regular physical activity.
• Limitation of usual activities due to pain on at least 1 day in the previous 30 days.
• Agreement to attend evening therapy sessions.

Exclusion criteria

• Severe physical disability.
• Comorbid conditions (eg, morbid obesity, inflammatory diseases, irritable bowel syndrome, interstitial cystitis).
• Uncontrolled endocrine disorders (eg, hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, diabetes).
• Malignancy.
• Psychiatric.
• Illnesses (eg, schizophrenia or substance abuse).
• Medication usage other than as-needed analgesics (excluding long-term narcotics).
• History of surgery.
• History of whiplash injury.
• Presence of a score >9 points in the Beck Depression Inventory.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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66 participants in 2 patient groups

Dry Needling Therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Dry Needly Therapy will be assesses in trigger points on latissimus dorsi, iliocostalis muscle, multifidus muscles, and quadratus lumbourum muscle.

Treatment:

Device: Dry Needling

Cross Tape Therapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

Cross Tape is a grid-shaped bandage easy aplicacionen different parts of the body that regulates the tension.

Treatment:

Other: Cross Tape Therapy