Efectividad de la punción seca en el músculo glúteo medio en sujetos con inestabilidad crónica de tobillo
- Jaen Crespo, Gonzalo
- Carlos Romero Morales Director
- César Calvo Lobo Co-director
Defence university: Universidad Europea de Madrid
Fecha de defensa: 14 December 2021
- Daniel López López Chair
- Mónica de la Cueva Reguera Secretary
- Daniel Pecos Martín Committee member
Type: Thesis
Abstract
Background: Lateral ankle sprain (LAS) is the most common musculoskeletal injuries in sport and general population. AUM: To observe the effectiveness of dry needling (DN) in gluteus medius muscle in patients with chronic ankle instability (CAI). Methods: A two-arm (1:1), single-blinded (participants), randomized clinical trial was performed in 40 subjects with CAI and were divided in two groups: intervention group who received one session of DN in the most hyperalgesic gluteus medius myofascial trigger point (MTrP), (n = 20) and control group (n = 20). Dynamic balance, pain intensity, pain pressure threshold (PPT) and ankle dorsiflexion ROM were assessed at baseline, post-intervention and a 1-week follow up. Results: The experimental group reported significant differences with respect to the control group for the dynamic balance, PPT in anterior talofibular ligament (ATL), ankle dorsiflexion ROM and pain intensity. Conclusion: The findings of the present study suggested that the DN in the most hyperalgesic MTrP of the gluteus medius muscle increases the dynamic balance (in the anterior direction), ankle ROM, PPT-ATL and VAS in individuals with CAI post intervention and at 1-week follow up. Key words: Chronic Ankle Instability, Dry needling, Y-Test, pain, ankle dorsiflexion.