Acute outcomes of acupuncture and dry needling over peripheral acute fatigue in untrained healthy volunteers: A randomized controlled clinical trial
Gabriel Antonino,
Ana Paula Ferreira,
Horianna Mendonça,
Lívia Shirahige,
Eduardo Montenegro,
Marcelo Guerino,
Alberto Filho,
Mario Bernardo-Filho,
Shirley Lima Campos,
Wagner Souza Leite,
Kátia Monte-Silva,
Redha Taiar,
Amandine Rapin,
Maria das Graças Rodrigues de Araújo
Affiliations
Gabriel Antonino
Laboratory of Applied Neuroscience, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil; Laboratory of Kinesiotherapy and Manual Therapy Resources, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Ana Paula Ferreira
Laboratory of Kinesiotherapy and Manual Therapy Resources, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Horianna Mendonça
Laboratory of Kinesiotherapy and Manual Therapy Resources, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Lívia Shirahige
Laboratory of Applied Neuroscience, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil; Laboratory of Kinesiotherapy and Manual Therapy Resources, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Eduardo Montenegro
Laboratory of Electrotherapy and Thermotherapy, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Marcelo Guerino
Laboratory of Electrotherapy and Thermotherapy, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Alberto Filho
Laboratory of Applied Neuroscience, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Mario Bernardo-Filho
Mechanical Vibration Laboratory and Integrative Practices, Universidade Do Estado Do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Shirley Lima Campos
Multiuser Laboratory of Instrumental Innovation and Physical Performance, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Wagner Souza Leite
Multiuser Laboratory of Instrumental Innovation and Physical Performance, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Kátia Monte-Silva
Laboratory of Applied Neuroscience, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Redha Taiar
MATériaux et Ingénierie Mécanique (MATIM), Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France; Corresponding author.
Amandine Rapin
CHU de Reims, Hôpital Sébastopol, Service de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation, 51092, REIMS, France; Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, Faculté de Médecine, UR 3797 VieFra, 51097, REIMS, France
Maria das Graças Rodrigues de Araújo
Laboratory of Kinesiotherapy and Manual Therapy Resources, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Peripheral acute fatigue (PAF) is defined as when the skeletal muscle is incapable of generating power. We aimed to investigate the acute effects of traditional Chinese acupuncture (TCA) and dry needling (DN) over PAF induced on the biceps brachii of untrained healthy volunteers. We conducted a randomized, single-blind controlled clinical trial. All volunteers (n = 45) underwent fatigue induction protocols repeated before and after treatment with TCA (TCA group; TCAg; n = 15), DN (DN group; DNg; n = 15), and rest (control group; Cg; n = 15). Assessments of PAF, skin temperature, and exercise time occur before and after each event: 1st fatigue induction (FI), treatment, and 2nd FI. We used repeated measures ANOVA adjusted with Bonferroni post hoc test to determine any change in tested variables (PAF-VAS, PAF-EMG, and skin temperature) at different time points compared to the baseline. Paired Samples t-test was used for the variable exercise times. All statistical tests considered’ the significance level at p ≤ 0,05. There was no difference between groups in acute fatigue recovery (p = 0.19). All intragroup analyses were significant (p ≤ 0.05) and all volunteers show a reduction in fatigue perception after treatment (p ≤ 0,05), however, exercise time did not ameliorate after TCA or DN (p > 0.77). A single session of TCA and, DN can equally reduce fatigue, temperature, and exercise time over PAF induced on biceps brachii of untrained healthy volunteers.
