IMMEDIATE AND SHORT TERM EFFECT OF DRY NEEDLING ON TRICEPS SURAE RANGE OF MOTION AND FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT: A RANDOMIZED TRIAL.

ABSTRACT: Background:Dry needling (DN) has been established as an effective treatment for myofascial pain, however, there are no studies thus far investigating the benefit to movement and motor control. Purpose:The primary purpose of this study was to compare differences in a series of outcomes between dry needling, dry needling and stretching, and stretching only in a sample of healthy males. A secondary purpose was to compare change over time. Design:Blinded, randomized controlled trial. Methods:Thirty healthy male subjects were randomly assigned to one of three intervention groups: DN, stretching, or combination DN +stretching. Subjects in the DN group and DN+stretch group received DN to a palpated trigger point (TrP) in the triceps surae to elicit local twitch response. Subjects in the stretch group and DN+stretch group were instructed in a home stretching program for gastrocnemius and soleus muscles. All groups were tested for dorsiflexion range of motion and performed functional tasks (overhead deep squat, and Y-Balance test, Lower Quarter) prior to intervention, directly after intervention, and four days post intervention. Group comparisons were performed using a repeated measure Analysis of Variance and a partial eta squared calculation for effect size. For all measures a p-value of?

SUBMITTER: Lake AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6063060 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature