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Introduction: Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is a common myogenic condition considered to be a muscle tension injury frequently observed in recreational or experienced athletes, induced in the majority of cases by eccentric and inactive exercises, the most common of which are: tension, pain and impairment muscular and have a course of typical duration of 24 hours and peak between 48 and 72 hours. Among the treatments proposed with the aim of reducing the symptoms of DOMS is massage therapy. However, dry needling is a relatively new technique that has been used in myotendinous lesions and its effects on late muscle pain have not yet been studied. Objective: To compare the impact of dry needling and massage therapy on exercise tolerance, and analgesia of sedentary individuals with late muscle pain induced by eccentric exercise. The present study is characterized as a randomized and blinded comparative study in which male sedentary individuals will be invited in which the late muscle pain will be induced through eccentric contractions and will receive different treatments: dry needling or massage therapy. The upper limb functionality, pain perception, superficial hyperemia and brachial biceps thickness will be compared through the exams: visual analogue pain scale (VAS), digital algometry, thermography, ultrasonography and isometric test.


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NCT number NCT03619928
Study type Interventional
Source Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Contact Romero SL Crasto, Esp.
Phone 81992266788
Email romeroslac@gmail.com
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date July 27, 2018
Completion date October 1, 2018

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