Neurological Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
dry needling, physiotherapy techniques, anterior tibial muscle, posterior tibial muscle, Neurological Disorder
Brief summary
The aim of the study is to assess the efficacy of dry needling in stroke patients in combination with intensive neurological physiotherapy. together with intensive neurological physiotherapy treatment. Randomised and blinded experimental study control group where the sample recruited was 20 patients, who were randomly assigned to a control group. randomly assigned to a control group, where they received intensive treatment, or to an intervention group, where they received intervention group, where they received ultrasound-guided dry needling of the tibialis anterior and posterior muscles followed by an intensive followed by intensive neurological physiotherapy treatment.
Interventions
DEVICEdry needling
is a physiotherapy treatment for neurological patients and studies the efficacy of dry needling by studying several pre-treatment and post-treatment variables after the experimental treatment.
is a physiotherapy treatment for neurological patients
Sponsors
Universidad Católica de Ávila
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Masking description
Simple blind
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* left middle cerebral artery infarction * impaired stability during walking * patient between the age range 18 to 70 years old
Exclusion criteria
* patient under 18 years of age * patients over 70 years of age * undiagnosed left middle cerebral artery infarction patients
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| walking motor skills | 1 hour | measures of gait motor ability using the time up ang go test. |
| spasticity | 1 hour | measurements of spatiality using the modified Ashworth scale |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed