Influence of Latent Miofascial Trigger Points in the Vertical Jump in Female Voleyball Players (LMTP_Volley)

University of Castilla-La Mancha

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Sports Physical Therapy

Treatments: Device: Dry Needling plus normal volleyball training; Other: Control Group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05058625

Sánchez-Sierra1

Details and patient eligibility

About

To evaluate the effects of dry needling of latent myofascial trigger points on vertical jump height in female volleyball players

Full description

Evaluate a sample of female volleyball players after using dry needling on latent myofascial trigger points and verify if it would have an improvement of the vertical jump

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy female volleyball players
• No Lower limbs injuries in the last 6 months
• Presence of latent trigger points in gastrocnemius
• Familiar with performing CMJ test

Exclusion criteria

• Active trigger points in the lower limbs
• Any contraindication of usind dry needling
• Any pathology that prevented the performance of CMJ test

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Needly Group

Experimental group

Description:

Once the trigger point has been identified, we will use the Hong tecnique looking for a local spasm response

Treatment:

Device: Dry Needling plus normal volleyball training

Control Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Normal volleyball training

Treatment:

Other: Control Group