A Study to Analyse the Immediate Effect of Dry Needling and Extra Corporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Hand Grip Strength

Phase

N/A

Condition

Polymyositis (Inflammatory Muscle Disease)

Sarcopenia

Treatment

N/A

Clinical Study ID

NCT04645758

Rct001

Ages 21-46
Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

An argument to analyse the Immediate effect of dry needling or extra corporeal shock wave therapy on hand grip strength in normal healthy individuals with a hypothesis of dry needling or shock wave on forearm muscles have influence on the hand grip strength.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

No pain on the visual analog scoring scale of 100 mm scale,
Muscle power of 4+ on oxford manual muscle testing of forearm and wrist extrinsic andintrinsic muscles
Full range of motion in all dominant upper extremity joints.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

History of previous fractures of the dominant upper extremity,
Teno-synovitis of flexor tendons ,
Dequervains synovitis,
Left hand dominance.

Study Design

November 29, 2020

Study Description

After written consent obtained from all the participants randomization and allocation will be done with sealed non transparent envelopes and participants will be assign to two groups Dry needling(DN) and Extra corporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT).Pre and post data of hand grip strength measured with Jamar hand dynamometer.Post data shall be collected precisely after 1 hr of intervention from both groups.

Connect with a study center

Comprehensive Rehabilitation Centre
Medina, 42381
Saudi Arabia
Active - Recruiting

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