Shoulder Pain
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of the dry needling technique in teres major muscles on pain, range of motion, strength and extensibility of the posterior part of the tissues of the shoulder in athletes with shoulder pain.
Interventions
OTHERDry needling
Dry needling based on fast-in fast-out technique in the teresa major muscle
Sponsors
Universidad de Zaragoza
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
Double-blind
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 30 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Athletes with Shoulder pain * Glenohumeral internal rotation deficit * Presence of active MTrP in the teres major muscle
Exclusion criteria
* Previous surgery in the upper limb * Previous physiotherapy treatments in the shoulder * Dry needling contraindications * Previous dry needling experience to mantain the blinding
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain intensity | Baseline | the examiners assess the pain intensity using a visual analoigue scale |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Range of motion | Baseline | the examiners assess the shoulder range of motion with an universal goniometer |
| Strength | Baseline | the examiners assess the shoulder range of motion with a hand-held dynamometer |
| Extensibility | Baseline | the examiners assess the extensibility of the posterior part of the tissues of the shoulder using a digital inclinometer |
Countries
Spain
Contacts
Primary ContactLuis Ceballos Laita, PhD
Backup ContactLuis Ceballos Laita
Outcome results
None listed