Muscle Activity and Kinematic Changes With Dry Needling

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Healthy

In brief

This study assesses the effects of dry needling with electrical stimulation to the low back on muscle activity and changes in movement. The investigators hypothesize that dry needling and electrical stimulation will elicit changes in muscle activity as well as changes in movement.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04295200

Run by

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport

People needed

20

Starts

2019-12-16

Expected to finish

2021-06-16

Last updated by the study team

2021-08-31

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• English speaking individuals between the ages of 18 and 60 years old
• without current complaint of low back pain
• no history of low back or lower extremity surgery

You may not qualify if…

• individuals with current complaint of low back pain,
• lumbar radicular symptoms
• history of low back surgery or lower extremity surgery
• pregnancy or planning to become pregnant,
• currently taking immunosuppressant or anticoagulation use with INR not within therapeutic range
• needle phobia
• osteoporosis will be excluded

Where it is running

• LSU Health Science Center — Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

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