The purpose of this study is to test whether the application of acupuncture alters the mechanical (range of elbow extension motion) and physiological (eg, intensity and onset of discomfort, tingling feeling and/or feeling of tension or restriction of movement) responses of the neurodynamic test of nerve median in asymptomatic individuals
To understand the potential of acupuncture therapy in pain syndromes that involve changes of the mechanics and physiology of the peripheral nervous system
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
32
Comparison of the effects of a new or extraordinary acupoint versus a classical acupoint
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar - Universidade do Porto
Porto, Porto District, Portugal
Elbow extension range of motion
Elbow extension range of motion during the median nerve neurodynamic test is measured by means of a smartphone (iPhone 4; app Compass (native); iOS 7.1.1)
Time frame: immediately after the application of acupuncture
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