Muscle Tightness Clinical Trial
Official title:
Effect of Intramuscular Dry Needling on Soft Tissue Stiffness and Pressure-pain Thresholds
The goal of this study is to investigate the effect of intramuscular dry needling (IMDN) on muscle stiffness and pain. Research has suggested that IMDN can reduce muscle stiffness in needled areas. As well, IMDN may reduce mechanical pain sensitivity experienced by individuals. IMDN will be performed at several anatomical locations. Muscle stiffness will be measured with a handheld probe, which measures contact force and displacement of soft tissue. Pressure-pain thresholds (PPT) will be discovered at each region of interest. Stiffness and pressure-pain thresholds will be collected before and after IMDN. The data collected from this research is important to understand the mechanism of IMDN and its relationship to pain.
Status | Not yet recruiting |
Enrollment | 28 |
Est. completion date | September 2023 |
Est. primary completion date | September 2023 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | All |
Age group | 18 Years and older |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: - over the age of 18 - pain-free in your lower back and lower legs Exclusion Criteria: - unable to communicate in English - surgery of any kind in the lumbar spine or lower legs. - participants with a skin condition that does not allow for hypoallergenic tape to be attached to their skin. - have a BMI>25 - unable to hold your breath for 20 seconds - contraindications to dry needling, i.e. pregnancy; fever or infection that is in your bloodstream; unstable compromised immune system; unstable bleeding disorders; presence at the site of DN of infection, an open wound , a burn, cellulitis, or an undiagnosed lump; post- mastectomy/lymph node removal in the affected limb; post-major surgery (3-6 month time period); presence of metal or plastic implant; absent sensation in area of planned DN; post-bacterial endocarditis or heart valve conditions/replacement without medical clearance for DN from medical doctor. |
Country | Name | City | State |
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n/a |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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University of British Columbia |
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Effective stiffness of soft tissue | Force-displacement data is collected while deforming the soft tissue at the skin surface with a non-invasive handheld probe. The effective stiffness is a summary of the deformation behavior of the soft tissue. It is estimated using the force-displacement data as an input to the incompressible isotropic hyperelastic Ogden model. A higher value indicates that the soft tissue is stiffer than a lower value. | Within 10 minutes of intervention | |
Primary | Pressure-pain threshold | The measured pressure at the moment the perception of pressure turns into pain | Within 10 minutes of intervention |
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