Flexor Digitorum Brevis Muscle Dry Needling Changes Surface and Plantar Pressures: A Pre-Post Study.

ABSTRACT: The effects of the dry needling technique and pain reduction have been demonstrated in numerous quality studies. However, the mechanical effects of dry needling are largely unknown. A total of 18 subjects with flexor digitorum brevis muscle myofascial trigger point were evaluated pre- and post-deep dry needling. We measured static footprint variables in a pre-post study. We found differences in rearfoot maximum pressure (119.22-111.63 KPa; p = 0.025), midfoot maximum pressure (13.68-17.26 KPa; p = 0.077), midfoot medium pressure (4.75-6.24 KPa; p = 0.035) and forefoot surface (86.58-81.75 cm2; p = 0.020). All variables with significant differences decrease, with the exception of forefoot surface which showed an increase. After flexor digitorum brevis muscle dry needling, midfoot plantar pr

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Jimenez EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7830844 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature