Localization of Muscle Edema and Changes on Muscle Contractility After Dry Needling of Latent Trigger Points in the Gastrocnemius Muscle

In this article, we aimed to describe what happens in skeletal muscle after dry needling intervention using magnetic resonance imaging (to show if there is edema) and tensiomyography (to measure contractile properties). At the same time, we describe the relationship between pain, edema, and contract...

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Published inPain medicine (Malden, Mass.) Vol. 20; no. 7; pp. 1387 - 1394
Main Authors Baraja-Vegas, Luis, Martín-Rodríguez, Saúl, Piqueras-Sanchiz, Francisco, Faundez-Aguilera, José, Bautista, Iker J, Barrios, Carlos, Garcia-Escudero, Maria, Fernández-de-las-Peñas, César
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Oxford University Press 01.07.2019
Subjects
Contraction
Dropsy
Edema
Gastrocnemius muscle
Localization
Magnetic resonance imaging
Muscle contraction
Muscles
Musculoskeletal system
Physiological aspects
Skeletal muscle
Spain
Muscle Edema
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Tensiomyography
Dry Needling
Trigger Point
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Summary:In this article, we aimed to describe what happens in skeletal muscle after dry needling intervention using magnetic resonance imaging (to show if there is edema) and tensiomyography (to measure contractile properties). At the same time, we describe the relationship between pain, edema, and contractility. Our results suggest that in asymptomatic patients, the application of dry needling over latent trigger points produce intra-muscular edema, an increase in muscle stiffness and an improved muscle contraction time.
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ISSN:1526-2375
1526-4637
1526-4637
DOI:10.1093/pm/pny306