Percutaneous Needle Electrolysis (PNE) in Soleus Injury

University of Seville

Status: Completed

Conditions: Soleus Injury

Treatments: Other: Combined; Other: PNE; Other: Eccentric exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04042012

PNE in soleus

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study evaluates if the physiotherapy treatment based on eccentric exercise, ultrasound-guided PNE or a combination of both therapies on chronic soleous injuries may cause changes in pain, functionality, dorsal flexion of the foot, balance and muscle fatigue in dancers.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16 to 26 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Over 16 years.
• at least 5 years of formal dance training.
• at least 20 hours of training per week.
• Pain in the back of the leg
• diagnosis of chronic soleus injury

Exclusion criteria

• Unsurpassed fear of needles
• History of adverse reactions to needles
• Immune system disorder
• Difficulty expressing your feelings properly
• Epilepsy and / or allergies to metals.
• Other lower limbs pathology

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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30 participants in 3 patient groups

Eccentric group

Experimental group

Description:

The dancers of this group wil perform a soleus eccentric exercise

Treatment:

Other: Eccentric exercise

PNE group

Experimental group

Description:

The dancers of this group will receive a PNE treatment, consisting of the application of galvanic current, by ultrasound. The approach will be performed with a transverse axis with a needle orientation that will depend on the location of the target tissue. The parameters will be 3 mA, 3 seconds, 3 impacts (3: 3: 3). The periodicity will be 1day/7day/21day

Treatment:

Other: PNE

Combined group

Experimental group

Description:

The dancers of this group will receive a combined treatment and will be carried out in the same way as the other two groups.

Treatment:

Other: Combined