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REVISTA INTERNACIONAL DE MEDICINA Y CIENCIAS DE LA ACTIVIDAD FÍSICA Y EL DEPORTE

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DEEP DRY NEEDLING ENHANCES JUMP PERFORMANCE IN ELITE BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS

Issue Volume 22, Number 87, 2022 Articles 
Jiménez-Olmedo
Facultad de Educación, Universidad de Alicante (Spain)
Grau-Aracil, A.
Clínica Campos Fisioterapia, 03540-Alicante (Spain)
Penichet-Tomás, A.
Facultad de Educación, Universidad de Alicante (Spain)
Pueo, B.
Facultad de Educación, Universidad de Alicante (Spain)

Abstract

The present study aims to assess whether Deep Dry Needling in latent Myofascial Trigger Points is associated with changes in jumping performance. Six Under-21 international beach volleyball players received intervention in vastus lateralis and medialis of the quadriceps. Three squat jump (SJ) and countermovement jump (CMJ) heights were measured in four sessions: pre[1]and post-intervention (acute effect), 48 h and 7 days after intervention (long[1]term effects). The players showed a small decrease after the intervention followed by a non-significant increase at 48 h. However, both jump types resulted in very likely moderate increase after one week of intervention: 4.13 cm (+10.8%) and 3.54 cm (+8.9%) for SJ and CMJ, respectively (3 times the smallest worthwhile change). Despite this significant increase, the decreased performance in post-test results discourages practitioners from using this technique just before a competition.

Keywords: Myofascial Trigger Points; Long-term effects; Intervention, Muscle, Magnitude Based Inference, MBI
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Periodicidad Trimestral/Quartely
Revista multidisciplinar de las Ciencias del Deporte
ISSN: 1577-0354
All journal articles are published in Spanish together with their corresponding translation into English

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