PMID- 32908559
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20200928
IS  - 1741-427X (Print)
IS  - 1741-4288 (Electronic)
IS  - 1741-427X (Linking)
VI  - 2020
DP  - 2020
TI  - Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Needle Electrolysis in Dancers with Chronic Soleus 
      Injury: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
PG  - 4156258
LID - 10.1155/2020/4156258 [doi]
LID - 4156258
AB  - Damage to intramuscular tendons is very common in sports injuries, specifically 
      in soleus muscle injuries. This study sought to compare the effects of applying 
      ultrasound- (US-) guided percutaneous needle electrolysis (PNE) in combination 
      with an eccentric exercise program on pain and functionality in dancers with 
      chronic soleus injury, located in the central tendon. Thirty dancers with injured 
      central tendon of the soleus muscle were randomly allocated to a PNE group 
      (n = 10), an eccentric exercise group (n = 10), or a combined group (n = 10). 
      Pain, ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (DROM), endurance, the heel raise test, 
      the DFOS questionnaire, and the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) 
      were analyzed at baseline and after treatment (four weeks). Over half (52%) of 
      the dancers had a chronic soleus muscle injury. Variables for pain, DROM, the 
      heel rise test, ADL, technique, DFOS total, and DFOS-subjective variables showed 
      significant differences (P < 0.05) in pretreatment and posttreatment in all 
      groups, whereas no significant differences were observed between intervention 
      groups. However, the combined group showed a higher percentage of changes 
      compared to the other groups, and these dancers had greater perceived changes 
      (MCID = 4.70 +/- 1.42). The conclusion of the study was that dancers with chronic 
      soleus injury, located in the central tendon, treated with a combination of 
      US-guided PNE and an eccentric exercise program displayed improved outcomes 
      compared to the application of PNE therapy or eccentric exercise alone. The 
      US-guided PNE, combined with an eccentric exercise program, is a useful 
      therapeutic tool for the treatment of chronic soleus injury, located in the 
      central tendon. The trial is registered with NCT04042012.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2020 B. De-la-Cruz-Torres et al.
FAU - De-la-Cruz-Torres, B
AU  - De-la-Cruz-Torres B
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8499-9760
AD  - Department of Physiotherapy, University of Seville, Avicena Street 41009, 
      Seville, Spain.
FAU - Barrera-Garcia-Martin, I
AU  - Barrera-Garcia-Martin I
AD  - Department of Physiotherapy, University of Seville, Avicena Street 41009, 
      Seville, Spain.
FAU - Valera-Garrido, F
AU  - Valera-Garrido F
AD  - MVClinic Institute, Madrid, Spain.
AD  - CEU San Pablo University, Madrid, Spain.
AD  - Getafe FC., Madrid, Spain.
FAU - Minaya-Munoz, F
AU  - Minaya-Munoz F
AD  - MVClinic Institute, Madrid, Spain.
AD  - CEU San Pablo University, Madrid, Spain.
FAU - Romero-Morales, C
AU  - Romero-Morales C
AD  - Faculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Villaviciosa de Odon, 
      Madrid, Spain.
LA  - eng
SI  - ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT04042012
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20200827
PL  - United States
TA  - Evid Based Complement Alternat Med
JT  - Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM
JID - 101215021
PMC - PMC7474345
COIS- The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest regarding the 
      publication of this paper.
EDAT- 2020/09/11 06:00
MHDA- 2020/09/11 06:01
PMCR- 2020/08/27
CRDT- 2020/09/10 05:35
PHST- 2020/04/25 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2020/08/13 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2020/08/17 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2020/09/10 05:35 [entrez]
PHST- 2020/09/11 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/09/11 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2020/08/27 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1155/2020/4156258 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2020 Aug 27;2020:4156258. doi: 
      10.1155/2020/4156258. eCollection 2020.