Dry needling of the flexor digitorum brevis muscle reduces postural control in standing: A pre-post stabilometric study

There are studies that show the better balance after dry needling in lumbar pain. However, the postural control effects after foot dry needling are unknown. Our objective was to check if dry needling reduces postural control. Eighteen subjects with flexor digitorum brevis (FDB) muscle Myofascial tri...

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Authors: Martínez-Jiménez, Eva María, Losa-Iglesias, Marta Elena, Mazoteras-Pardo, Victoria, López-López, Daniel, Pereiro-Buceta, Héctor, Calvo-Lobo, César, Rodríguez-Sanz, David, Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo, Ricardo, Navarro-Flores, Emmanuel
Format: article
Publication Date:2023
Country:España
Institution:Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Repository:BURJC-Digital. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
OAI Identifier:oai:burjcdigital.urjc.es:10115/40848
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10115/40848
Access Level:Embargoed access
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Summary:There are studies that show the better balance after dry needling in lumbar pain. However, the postural control effects after foot dry needling are unknown. Our objective was to check if dry needling reduces postural control. Eighteen subjects with flexor digitorum brevis (FDB) muscle Myofascial trigger point were evaluated pre- and post-deep dry needling. We measured stabilometric variables in a pre-post study. We have found significant differences in three stabilometric variables: surface with eyes closed (29.36-53.21 mm2 ) (p = 0.000), medium speed of the laterolateral displacement with eyes closed (1.42-1.64 mm/s) (p = 0.004), and medium speed of the anteroposterior displacement with eyes closed (1.30-1.53 mm/s) (p = 0.025). Dry needling therapy application in FDB muscle reduces standing postural control with eyes closed. Keywords: motor control; myofascial trigger point; physical therapy modalities; postural balance; stabilometry.

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