121069 20240319080948.0 doi 10.1177/09645284211039232 sideral 126074 ART-2022-126074 eng Brandín de la Cruz, N. Effects of dry needling on gait and muscle tone in Parkinson''s disease: a randomized clinical trial 2022 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Background: Alterations in gait and muscular rigidity are common and disabling in persons with Parkinson''s disease (PD). Objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether a single dry needling (DN) session can promote changes in gait and muscle tone in the lower extremities as well as in the evolution of the disease in persons with PD. Methods: A randomized double-blind clinical trial was designed. Participants were randomly assigned to an intervention group (IG) that received a session of DN over the semitendinosus, medial gastrocnemius, soleus and rectus femoris muscles, or to a control group (CG) that received a session of sham DN in the same muscles. The effects of DN were assessed using the timed up and go test (TUG), 10 meter walk test (10MWT), 6 minute walk test (6MWT) and myotonometry before, immediately after, and 7 days after the intervention. Results: Thirty-three participants were analyzed aged 69.9 +/- 7.2 years (mean +/- SD; 39% female). There were no significant differences between the IG and CG for any outcomes. Significant differences were observed when comparing the Pre and Follow-up values in the IG for functional mobility of gait in the TUG (p = 0.049), gait speed in the 10MWT (p = 0.041) and muscle tone in the lower extremities by myotonometry (frequency (p = 0.027) and stiffness (p = 0.013)). By comparison, there were no significant within-group differences in the CG. Conclusion: A single session of DN had no measurable benefit compared to a single session of sham DN. Within-group changes in the IG suggested improvements in functional mobility of gait and gait speed, as well as changes in the muscle tone in the lower extremities of PD patients, which could be worthy of further exploration by future research. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess All rights reserved http://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ 2.5 2022 INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE 18 / 28 = 0.643 2022 Q3 T2 0.468 2022 Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2022 Q2 Neurology (clinical) 2022 Q3 Medicine (miscellaneous) 2022 Q3 3.9 2022 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Calvo, S. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-1674-7788 Rodríguez-Blanco, C. Herrero, P. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-9201-0120 Bravo-Esteban, E. 1006 413 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería Área Fisioterapia 40, 1 (2022), 3-12 ACUPUNCTURE IN MEDICINE Acupuncture in Medicine 0964-5284 495675 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/121069/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 2192378 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/121069/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:121069 articulos driver 2024-03-18-12:45:54 ARTICLE