Physiotherapy in the Reduction of Post-needling Soreness

Summary

Dry needling is a minimally invasive technique which generates good results and neuromuscular benefits. Its application involves a highly prevalent effect called post-needling soreness. It is defined as a residual pain, located in the incision area, with a self-limiting period of 24-72 hours, as a result of a physiological process generated by the technique.

So far, different clinical trials have been carried out to measure the effectiveness of several techniques for reducing post-needling soreness, reaching positive results. However, no studies have been found with the aim of distinguish which method is more effective for this goal; therefore, it is clear the need to continue investigating on the subject and comparing these techniques among them.

Conditions

• Dry Needling
• Soreness, Muscle
• Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial

Interventions

OTHER

Concentric contraction exercise

The participant will be placed in a standing position, with the shoulders positioned in the scapular plane. A medium stiffness Theraband elastic band will be placed between the participant's ipsilateral foot on the side on which the dry needling technique was applied and the acromio-clavicular joint on the same side.The exercise will consist of raising the shoulder against the resistance of the elastic band, slowly and for 5 seconds

OTHER

Isometric contraction exercise

The participant will be placed in a standing position, with the shoulders positioned in the scapular plane. A medium stiffness Theraband elastic band will be placed between the participant's ipsilateral foot on the side on which the dry needling technique was applied and the acromio-clavicular joint on the same side.The exercise will consist of raising the shoulder and maintaining the tension of the elastic band for 5 seconds

OTHER

Eccentric contraction exercise

The participant will be placed in a standing position, with the shoulders positioned in the scapular plane. A medium stiffness Theraband elastic band will be placed between the participant's ipsilateral foot on the side on which the dry needling technique was applied and the acromio-clavicular joint on the same side.The exercise will consist of asking the participant to lower their shoulder, against the resistance of the elastic band, in a slow and controlled manner for 5 seconds.

OTHER

Analytic passive stretching

The patient remains supine position. The analytical passive stretch of the upper trapezius will be performed only once, bringing the muscle to the limit of elastic tension perceived by the subject. The passive stretching technique will be held for 30 seconds.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Alcala

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Daniel Pecos-Martin, PhD · Alcala University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2021-02-23

Primary Completion

2021-04-25

Completion

2021-06-30

Countries

• Spain

Study Locations