Immediate Effect of Dry Needling on Trigger Points

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Research Sponsored by Université de Sherbrooke

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 30 minutes after the intervention

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

The immediate effects (0-30 minutes) of a dry needling intervention on a trigger point on their viscoelastic properties (tone, elasticity and stiffness)

Eligible Conditions

Shoulder Pain

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 30 minutes after the intervention

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~30 minutes after the intervention

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 30 minutes after the intervention for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Elasticity (no units: inversely proportional to the decrement of the oscillations) with a myotonometer on the trigger point

Stiffness in N/m with a myotonometer on the trigger point

Tone in Hertz measured with a myotonometer on the trigger point

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Dry needling of a trigger point in the infraspinatus muscleExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Insertion a a acupuncture type needle into a trigger point in the infraspinatus muscle on the painful side to decrease the stiffness and tone and increase the elasticity

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Dry needling

2017

N/A

~1100

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