Effects of Dry Needling on the Behavior of the Shoulder Muscles
ConditionShoulder Pain
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-70
SponsorUniversity of Alcala
About this trial
The main objective of this study will be to evaluate the effects of the application of the dry needling technique on the activity of the rotator cuff muscles in the shoulder.
The evaluation of the effects of the application of the dry needling technique will be carried out in subjects with and without shoulder pain.To do this, muscle strength, possible thickness changes in the muscle and electromyographic activity will be measured before and immediately after the application of a dry needling technique.
Likewise, other variables will be measured such as the pressure pain threshold (PPT), pain with a Numeric Verbal Scale, kinesiophobia and catastrophism, the shoulder pain and disability index (SPADI) and the influence of expectations about dry needling.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Subjects of legal age
Subjects without shoulder pain or with unilateral shoulder pain of > 3 months duration.
Have shoulder mobility of 90º of abduction and at least 30º of glenohumeral external rotation.
Disqualifiers
Have neck pain.
Whiplash
Having had trauma to the shoulder.
Having fibromyalgia.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Real dry needling
- Sham dry needling
Treatment groups
40 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov