"Can Dry Needling Effectively Alleviate Myofascial Shoulder Pain in Overhead Athletes?"
Shoulder pain is a prevalent and debilitating musculoskeletal disorder among overhead athletes .
Explosive and repetitive movements over the head can lead to overuse injuries in shoulders, resulting in extended periods out of competition in sportsmen.
The prevalence and incidence of shoulder injury in overhead sports range from 5% to 36%
Shoulder injuries common in athletes are:
scapular dyskinesia,
impingement syndrome,
superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) tears,
glenohumeral internal rotation deficit (GIRD),
rotator cuff tears and
myofascial trigger points (MTrPs)
Overhead athletes often experience changes in shoulder range of motion (ROM), particularly with internal rotation (IR) deficits, during the sports season .
These changes, closely associated with alterations in eccentric strength, isometric strength and the external/internal rotation strength ratio, represent significant risk factors for the development of shoulder pain and have a substantial impact on performance
Research into the effectiveness of dry needling found that dry needling can help
Improve Pain
Improve Range of Motion
Improve internal and external rotation (which when limited, can be a particular concern for an overhead activity)
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Reference
Demeco A, de Sire A, Salerno A, Marotta N, Palermi S, Frizziero A, Costantino C. Dry Needling in Overhead Athletes with Myofascial Shoulder Pain: A Systematic Review. Sports (Basel). 2024 Jun 5;12(6):156. doi: 10.3390/sports12060156. PMID: 38921850; PMCID: PMC11207993.
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