The effect of dry needling of myofascial trigger points on muscle stiffness and motoneuron excitability in healthy subjects

• Published in: Acupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 24 - 33
• Main Authors: Jiménez-Sánchez, Carolina, Gómez-Soriano, Julio, Bravo-Esteban, Elisabeth, Mayoral-del Moral, Orlando, Herrero-Gállego, Pablo, Ortiz-Lucas, Maria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.02.2022; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Acupuncture; Biomechanics; Clinical trials; Dry Needling; Healthy Volunteers; Humans; Motor Neurons; Muscle contraction; Muscle, Skeletal; Muscular system; Myofascial Pain Syndromes - therapy; Neurons; Trigger Points; myofascial trigger point; triceps surae; Hoffman reflex; muscle stiffness

Background: Myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) are hypersensitive nodules in a taut band (TB) of skeletal muscle. Dry needling (DN) is an invasive technique recommended for the treatment of MTrPs. However, to our knowledge, no studies have investigated the influence of the DN technique on modificatio...