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T1 Dry needling versus diacutaneous fibrolysis for the treatment of the mechanical properties of the teres major muscle: A randomized clinical trial
A1 Ceballos Laita, Luis
A1 Jiménez Rejano, José Jesús
A1 Rebollo Salas, Manuel
A1 Mingo Gómez, María Teresa
A1 Hernández Lázaro, Héctor
A1 Jiménez del Barrio, Sandra
K1 Shoulder pain
K1 Shoulder - Diseases
K1 Hombro - Enfermedades - Tratamiento
K1 Acupuncture
K1 Acupuntura
K1 Physiotherapy
K1 Range of motion
K1 Joints - Range of motion
K1 Muscles - Diseases
K1 Músculos - Enfermedades - Tratamiento
K1 Materials science
K1 Ciencia de los materiales
K1 Medical technology
K1 Tecnología médica
K1 32 Ciencias Médicas
K1 3213.11 Fisioterapia
AB (1) Background: The stiffness of the posterior shoulder muscles has been shown to be related to shoulder pain and range of motion (ROM) restriction in athletes. Specifically, the treatment of the teres major muscle showed promising results in previous studies. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of dry needling (DN) vs. diacutaneous fibrolysis (DF) to improve the stiffness and tone of the teres major muscle, pain intensity, shoulder ROM, and extensibility in the short-term and at one-week follow-up in handball athletes. (2) Methods: A randomized clinical trial with blinded examiners was carried out. Elite handball athletes with shoulder pain and glenohumeral internal rotation deficit (n = 30) were randomly allocated to the DN group or the DF group. Patients in both groups received a single treatment session directly applied to the teres major muscle. The primary outcome variables and instrument were mechanical properties of the teres major muscle (stiffness and tone) measured with myotonometry. The secondary outcome variables were intensity of shoulder pain evaluated with visual analogue scale and shoulder ROM and extensibility recorded with a digital inclinometer. (3) Results: No between-group differences were found after the intervention or at one-week follow-up in the mechanical properties of teres major muscle, pain intensity, shoulder ROM, or extensibility. (4) Conclusions: the DN and DF techniques showed similar results at both timepoints in elite handball athletes with shoulder pain and glenohumeral internal rotation deficits.
PB MDPI
SN 2076-3417
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/66994
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/66994
LA eng
NO Applied Sciences, 2023, Vol. 13, Nº. 19, 10995
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 24-nov-2024