Immediate Decrease of Muscle Biomechanical Stiffness Following Dry Needling in Asymptomatic Participants

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Conditions studied: Healthy

In brief

60 healthy participants were randomized into infraspinatus, erector spinae, or gastrocnemius groups. One session of dry needling DN was applied to the muscle in standardized location. Stiffness was assessed using a MyotonPRO at baseline, immediately post DN, and 24 hours later. The presence of a localized twitch response (LTR) during DN was used to subgroup participants.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04864704

Run by

Bradley University

People needed

60

Starts

2014-01-30

Expected to finish

2015-01-30

Last updated by the study team

2021-04-29

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• men and women ages 18 to 65 years
• reported good general health
• tenderness or palpable trigger point in the muscle (infraspinatus, gastrocnemius, or erector spinae)

You may not qualify if…

• BMI > 30kg/m2
• surgery in the prior 12 months
• current pain in the shoulder, low back, and lower leg
• precautions to dry needling treatment (anticoagulant medications, bleeding disorders, known pregnancy)

Where it is running

• Bradley University — Peoria, Illinois, United States

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