![](/images/graphics-bg.png)
Dry Needling Related Short-Term Vasodilation in Chronic Sciatica under Infrared Thermovision
Joint Authors
Skorupska, Elżbieta
Samborski, Włodzimierz
Rychlik, Michał
Pawelec, Wiktoria
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-03-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Vasomotor responses to dry needling (DN) of trigger points (TrPs) under infrared thermovision (IRT) camera control and TrPs coexistence in chronic sciatica patients have never been studied.
Materials and Methods.
Fifty consecutive chronic sciatica patients were enrolled in the study.
DN under IRT control was performed for all patients regardless of gluteus minimus (GM) active TrPs examination.
Then, the vasomotor response and its agreement with TrPs examination were evaluated.
Results.
The prevalence of GM active TrPs was 32%.
DN provokes intensive vasodilatation for TrPs-positive patients only, with the localization dependent on referred pain during the procedure ( r = 0.896; P = 0.000 ) not the daily complaint.
The increase of vasodilatation was, for example, for thigh, TrPs-positive +30.29% ( P < 0.05 ) versus TrPs-negative +4.08%.
Additionally, a significant skin temperature increase was observed for TrPs-positive only, for example, thigh +1.5 ± 1.3°C (maximum) and +1.2 ± 1.0°C (average) (both P < 0.05 ).
Conclusion.
GM active TrPs prevalence among chronic sciatica patients was around one in three.
Every TrPs-positive subject presented with vasodilatation under IRT in the area of DN related referred pain.
Although TrPs involvement in chronic sciatica patients is possible, further studies on a bigger group of patients are still required.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Skorupska, Elżbieta& Rychlik, Michał& Pawelec, Wiktoria& Samborski, Włodzimierz. 2015. Dry Needling Related Short-Term Vasodilation in Chronic Sciatica under Infrared Thermovision. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061250
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Skorupska, Elżbieta…[et al.]. Dry Needling Related Short-Term Vasodilation in Chronic Sciatica under Infrared Thermovision. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061250
American Medical Association (AMA)
Skorupska, Elżbieta& Rychlik, Michał& Pawelec, Wiktoria& Samborski, Włodzimierz. Dry Needling Related Short-Term Vasodilation in Chronic Sciatica under Infrared Thermovision. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061250
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1061250