Status:
COMPLETED
Muscle Activity and Kinematic Changes With Dry Needling
Lead Sponsor:
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport
Conditions:
Healthy
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study assesses the effects of dry needling with electrical stimulation to the low back on muscle activity and changes in movement. The investigators hypothesize that dry needling and electrical s...
Detailed Description
This study will utilize a Vicon motion capture system in conjunction with a Noraxon wireless surface electromyography system to analyze movements and muscle activity of each participant pre and post n...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- English speaking individuals between the ages of 18 and 60 years old
- without current complaint of low back pain
- no history of low back or lower extremity surgery
Exclusion
- individuals with current complaint of low back pain,
- lumbar radicular symptoms
- history of low back surgery or lower extremity surgery
- pregnancy or planning to become pregnant,
- currently taking immunosuppressant or anticoagulation use with INR not within therapeutic range
- needle phobia
- osteoporosis will be excluded
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 16 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 16 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04295200
Start Date
December 16 2019
End Date
June 16 2021
Last Update
August 31 2021
Active Locations (1)
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LSU Health Science Center
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, 71103