Ultrasound-guided Percutaneous Electrolysis in Female Soccer With Soleus Injury

University of Seville

Status: Completed

Conditions: Injury;Sports

Treatments: Other: Invasive treatment and exercise therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05030896

Female Soccer

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study evaluates if the physiotherapy treatment based on combination of therapeutic exercise program and ultrasound-guided PNE on chronic soleous injuries may cause changes in pain, dorsal flexion of the ankle and muscle fatigue in female dance

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• older than 18 years
• having a soleus muscle injury
• chronic injury (> 3 meses)
• pain at stretch > 3 points measured by NRS

Exclusion criteria

• belenophobia
• other accuse injury
• lumbar back pathology

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive EPM and they will perform exercise program during 1 month.

Treatment:

Other: Invasive treatment and exercise therapy

Control group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive needling puncture and they will perform exercise program during 1 month.

Treatment:

Other: Invasive treatment and exercise therapy