Muscle Activity and Kinematic Changes With Dry Needling

August 30, 2021 updated by: April Brown, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport

Changes in Muscle Activity, Squat, and Gait Kinematics After Dry Needling Treatment of the Low Back: A Pilot Study

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 stimulation will elicit changes in muscle activity as well as changes in movement.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

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 needling.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

20

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Louisiana
      • Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, 71103
        • LSU Health Science Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 60 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 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 Criteria:

  • 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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Dry needling with electrical stimulation
Use of dry needles (this is the generic name for sterile, solid filament needles) are inserted into the lumbar multifidi. Intramuscular electrical stimulation will then be applied by attaching a six-lead electrical stimulation unit to the needles. Electrical stimulation will be applied through the needles at the participant's desired frequency (between 4-6 Hz) and for up to 10 minutes total.
Other: Dry needling with electrical stimulation
Paravertebral dry needling to L3, 4, 5 multifidi. Electrical stimulation will be applied through the needles for up to 10 minutes total or to the participant's tolerance.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Muscle activity changes
Time Frame: pre/ post dry needling treatment. Participants' EMG will be recorded over a series of movements of the lumbar spine, will immediately be dry needled with electrical stimulation for up to 10 minutes, then will be immediately reassessed. Total time 2 hours
activity measured and quantified from the amplitude (mV) of the surface EMG electrodes
pre/ post dry needling treatment. Participants' EMG will be recorded over a series of movements of the lumbar spine, will immediately be dry needled with electrical stimulation for up to 10 minutes, then will be immediately reassessed. Total time 2 hours
Kinematic changes
Time Frame: Participants kinematics will be recorded over a series of movements of the lumbar spine, will immediately be dry needled with electrical stimulation for up to 10 minutes, then will be immediately reassessed. Total time 2 hours
Measurement of lumbopelvic angles during range of motion activities
Participants kinematics will be recorded over a series of movements of the lumbar spine, will immediately be dry needled with electrical stimulation for up to 10 minutes, then will be immediately reassessed. Total time 2 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: April J Brown, DPT, LSU Health Science Center Shreveport

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

December 16, 2019

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 16, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

June 16, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 22, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 2, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

March 4, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 31, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 30, 2021

Last Verified

August 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • IRB00001301

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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