We will conduct a randomized clinical trial observing forty patients divided into two groups: one group composed of twenty individuals undergoing surgery for ruptured ACL, which perform dry needling of myofascial trigger (PGM) point of the vastus muscle and then perform techniques proprioception (group a); and twenty patients not be treated with dry needling after ACL surgery, using only proprioceptive exercises to the joint (group B).
It carries out a last fifteen days ECA surgical reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament. Twenty individuals in a group to be subjected to a technique of physiotherapy, dry needling were included. (Group A). Another group of twenty patients treated with conservative treatment performed a stability exercises and proprioception (Group B). Forty-six patients will be examined s. None had been previously operated by joint instability and all subjects were previously subjected to a diagnostic study by nuclear magnetic resonance before surgery and the diagnosis was confirmed by additional diagnostic testing. All patients will be evaluated by a physical therapist and Myofascial Trigger Point (PGM) of the vastus muscle will be evaluated. patients using the following variables are evaluated: * Pain: Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used. * Stiffness and physical function using the WOMAC scale (The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index.). * Range of motion of the knee joint: Scale ROM. * Muscular strength, balance and propiocepción: Star Excursion by Balance Scale Test.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
40
dry needling Travell and Simons
Start excursion balance test, WOMAC; ROM, EVA.
Jorge Velázquez Saornil
Madrid, Spain
RECRUITINGDegree range of motion (ROM)
Time frame: 24 hours
Scores ofThe Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC)
Time frame: 24 hours
Pain scores visual analog scale (EVA)
Time frame: 24 hours
Scores of STAR BALANCE TEST
Time frame: 24
Degree range of motion (ROM)
Time frame: 1 week
Degree range of motion (ROM)
Time frame: 5 weeks
Scores ofThe Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC)
Time frame: 1 week
Scores ofThe Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC)
Time frame: 5 weeks
Pain scores visual analog scale (EVA)
Time frame: 1 week
Pain scores visual analog scale (EVA)
Time frame: 5 weeks
Scores STAR BALANCE TEST
Time frame: 1week
Scores STAR BALANCE TEST
Time frame: 5 weeks
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