Shoulder Pain, Dry Needling, Diacutaneous Fibrolysis, Athletic Injuries
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of the dry needling technique and diacutaneous fibrolysis technique in teres major muscles on pain, range of motion, strength extensibility and muscular properties of the soft tissues of the shoulder in athletes with shoulder pain.
Interventions
Application of diacutaneous fibrolysis in teres major
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
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 35 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 |
|---|---|---|
| muscle stiffness | baseline | the examiners assess the mechanical properties of the fascial and soft tissues with a myoton |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain intensity | Baseline | the examiners assess the pain intensity using a visual analoigue scale |
| Range of motion | Baseline | the examiners assess the shoulder range of motion with an universal goniometer |
| Extensibility | Baseline | the examiners assess the extensibility of the posterior part of the tissues of the shoulder using a digital inclinometer |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed