Sports Physical Therapy
Conditions
Brief summary
To evaluate the effects of dry needling of latent myofascial trigger points on vertical jump height in female volleyball players
Detailed description
Evaluate a sample of female volleyball players after using dry needling on latent myofascial trigger points and verify if it would have an improvement of the vertical jump
Interventions
DEVICEDry Needling plus normal volleyball training
Once the trigger point has been identified, we will use the Hong tecnique looking for a local spasm response
OTHERControl Group
Normal volleyball training
Sponsors
University of Castilla-La Mancha
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Healthy female volleyball players * No Lower limbs injuries in the last 6 months * Presence of latent trigger points in gastrocnemius * Familiar with performing CMJ test
Exclusion criteria
* Active trigger points in the lower limbs * Any contraindication of usind dry needling * Any pathology that prevented the performance of CMJ test
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vertical Jump | pre-intervention | Vertical jump will be measured CMJ test using the app My Jump 2 |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed