Healthy Adult Males, Healthy Subjects
Conditions
Brief summary
Muscle tightness was found to increase injury risks. Muscle relaese techniques and needling were known to reduce muscle tightness, their specific influence on functional muscle performance remains inconclusive. We hypothesized that (1) combining needling modalities with muscle release techniques (PNF) would significantly improve range of motion, unipedal balance, and jump height compared to a sham intervention; and (2) the specific combination of dry needling and PNF would demonstrate superior functional progression compared to the acupuncture and PNF protocol over a 5-week timeframe.
Detailed description
Active men with confirmed hamstring and quadriceps tightness in both legs were included. Unipedal balance and jump height were evaluated using Kinetisense®. Subjects were randomly assigned to 3 groups: Group1: Dry needling; Group2: Acupuncture and Group3: Sham needling. All subjects also received PNF application after needling modality. Each participant received 1 session per week for 5 weeks.
Interventions
OTHERProprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation with Dry Needling
In addition to Dry needling, subjects also recieved Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation
OTHERProprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation with Acupuncture
In addition to Acupuncture needling, subjects also received Proprioceptive Neuromuscular facilitation.
OTHERProprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation with Sham needling
In addition to Sham needling, subjects also received Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation
OTHERProprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation
All subjects recieved Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation in addition to the 3 needling types
Sponsors
Mohamad Karam
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 28 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* moderately active men (Perform at least 60 min of any sport activity on at least 3 days per week) * aged between 18 and 28 years old * having muscular tightness in both hamstrings and quadriceps muscles in both lower limbs
Exclusion criteria
* men who received any surgical, dry needling or acupuncture treatment in the last 6 months prior to the experimentation. * Participants who had suffered from any injuries at the level of the hips, knees or ankles in the 12 months before the study. * participants under anticoagulant medications or suffering from bleeding disorders.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Range of motion | 1 week before protocol application and 5 weeks after | Knee range of motion was evaluated using a Goniometer |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jump height | 1 week prior to the protocol application and 5 weeks after | was evaluated using Kinetisence |
| Unipedal balance | 1 week prior to the protocol and 5 weeks after | Was evaluated using Kinetisense |
Countries
Lebanon
Outcome results
None listed