NCT02558686

Exercise and Post-dry Needling Soreness

Effects of Eccentric Exercise, Sham or Placebo on Post-Needling Soreness by Dry Needling on Active Trigger Points

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Application of trigger point dry needling can induce post-dry needling soreness. This is not a negative experience, but sometimes some patients want to reduce it as much as possible. Manual therapies and exercise strategies targeting to decrease post-dry needling soreness need to be investigated.

Conditions

• Shoulder Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Eccentric Exercise	Individuals will perform 3 sets of 10 repetitions of eccentric exercise of the infraspinatus muscle after the application of trigger point dry needling
OTHER	Detuned Ultrasound	Individuals will received 10 minutes of detuned ultrasound on the infraspinatus muscle after the application of trigger point dry needling
OTHER	Placebo	Individuals will not perform any action after the application of trigger point dry needling

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-10-01
• Primary completion: 2016-01-01
• Completion: 2016-01-01
• First posted: 2015-09-24
• Last updated: 2016-01-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain