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EMG Activity Before, During and After Dry Needling

NCT02638987 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2022-12-05

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Summary

An experimental study will be conducted to evaluate the effect of a single dry needling session on surface EMG activity (primary outcome measure), muscle tone, elasticity, stiffness and pain (secondary outcome measures) of the upper trapezius, in female office workers with trapezius myalgia.

Conditions

  • Neck Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Dry needling

Dry needling (DN) is a myofascial treatment technique, in which a thin, solid filiform needle is inserted directly into the MTrP. During dry needling, local twitch responses (LTR) can be elicited. These are involuntary contractions of muscle fibers, leading to muscle relaxation, an increase in blood flow,recovery of the muscle metabolism and thus a reduction of pain and stiffness.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Ghent

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Barbara Cagnie, PhD · University Ghent

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
25 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-09-30
Primary Completion
2016-01-31
Completion
2016-01-31

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