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Effectiveness of Trigger Point Dry Needling for Plantar Heel Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Matthew P. Cotchett, Shannon E. Munteanu, Karl B. Landorf
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20130255 Published 1 August 2014
Matthew P. Cotchett
M.P. Cotchett, BPod, Department of Allied Health, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, PO 199 Bendigo, Victoria, Australia 3552, and Department of Podiatry and Lower Extremity and Gait Studies Program, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Shannon E. Munteanu
S.E. Munteanu, PhD, Department of Podiatry and Lower Extremity and Gait Studies Program, La Trobe University.
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Karl B. Landorf
K.B. Landorf, PhD, Department of Podiatry and Lower Extremity and Gait Studies Program, La Trobe University.
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Table 1.
Table 1.

Details of the Trigger Point Dry Needling Intervention Implemented in the Trial Consistent With STRICTA Recommendationsa

  • ↵a STRICTA=STandards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials of Acupuncture, MTrP=myofascial trigger point.

  • b Seirin Corp, 13-7 Yokosuna-Nishicho, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka 424-0036, Japan.

  • c Suzhou Medical Appliance Factory, 14 West Qi Lin Lance, Suzhou, China.

Table 2.
Table 2.

Baseline Characteristics of Participants for Intervention Groupsa

  • ↵a Values are mean (SD) unless stated otherwise.

  • b A comorbidity was defined as any medical condition reported by a participant for which he or she was taking medication.

  • c VAS=visual analog scale (higher values indicate greater levels of heel pain when getting out of bed in the morning).

  • d FHSQ=Foot Health Status Questionnaire (0=“worst foot health,” 100=“best foot health”).

  • e SF-36=36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (0=“worst quality of life,” 100=“best quality of life”).

  • f DASS-21= 21-item short-form Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (higher scores indicate more symptoms).

  • g PAR=Physical Activity Recall Questionnaire (values correspond to total weekly energy expenditure in kcal/kg/wk).

Table 3.
Table 3.

Mean Scores and Mean Difference Between Groups for Primary Outcome Measuresa

  • ↵a Values are mean (SD) unless stated otherwise. 95% CI=95% confidence interval. Primary end-point results, nominated prior to the commencement of the trial, are highlighted in bold type. *Statistically significant at P<.05.

  • b VAS=visual analog scale (higher values indicate greater levels of heel pain when getting out of bed in the morning).

  • c FHSQ=Foot Health Status Questionnaire (0=“worst foot health,” 100=“best foot health”).

Table 4.
Table 4.

Mean Scores and Mean Difference Between Groups for Secondary Outcome Measures at 6 and 12 Weeksa

  • ↵a Data are expressed as mean (SD) unless stated otherwise. *Statistically significant at P<.05.

  • b FHSQ=Foot Health Status Questionnaire (0=“worst foot health,” 100= “best foot health”).

  • c SF-36=36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (0=“worst quality of life,” 100=“best quality of life”).

  • d DASS-21=21-item short-form Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (higher scores indicate more symptoms).

Table 5.
Table 5.

Localization and Frequency of Myofascial Trigger Points Dry Needled in the Real and Sham Dry Needling Groupsa

  • ↵a Values represent the number of myofascial trigger points needled per muscle over the course of the study.

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Files in this Data Supplement:

  • eTables (PDF) (23 KB) - This PDF contains the following eTables:
    • eTable 1. Participant-Reported Use of Cointerventions and Pain-Relieving Medication During the Trial
    • eTable 2. Assessments of Treatment Expectancy and Rationale Credibility Recorded After the First Treatment
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Physical Therapy: 94 (8)

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Matthew P. Cotchett, Shannon E. Munteanu, Karl B. Landorf
Physical Therapy Aug 2014, 94 (8) 1083-1094; DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20130255

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