NCT02532595

TDN, Manual Therapy and Exercise For the Management of Achilles Tendinopathy

Trigger Point Dry Needling, Manual Therapy and Exercise vs Manual Therapy and Exercise For the Management of Achilles Tendinopathy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 18 (actual)
• Sponsor: Nova Southeastern University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Conflicting evidence exists regarding the recommendations from the Orthopaedic section of the American Physical Therapy Association for treatment of Achilles tendinitis. Trigger point dry needling is effective in reducing pain in several body regions, but no published (TDN) studies are found reporting the effect on Achilles tendinopathy. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether a treatment program performed including TDN, manual therapy and exercise will result in a significant improvement in pain, strength and function compared to a treatment program including manual therapy and exercise for Achilles tendinopathy. Subjects with Achilles tendinopathy that receive treatment including TDN, manual therapy and exercise will demonstrate a significant improvement in pain, strength and functional outcomes compared to the group that receives manual therapy and exercise.

Detailed description

This study is a randomized controlled trial, pretest-posttest control group design comparing the effect of TDN, manual therapy and exercise to manual therapy and exercise on human subjects with Achilles tendinopathy following eight treatments in four weeks and a follow up examination at three months.

Conditions

• Achilles Tendon Injury

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	manual therapy and exercise	soft tissue mobilization, stretches, concentric and eccentric strengthening
PROCEDURE	trigger point dry needling	trigger point dry needling to trigger points located in the gastrocnemius, soleus and tibialis posterior

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-05-01
• Primary completion: 2018-12-31
• Completion: 2018-12-31
• First posted: 2015-08-26
• Last updated: 2021-06-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States