Mount Hope Global Economic Journal
Vol. 3 No. 3 (2025)

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DRY NEEDLING FOR REDUCING PAIN IN CASES OF HAMSTRING SPASM IN ATHLETES IN PEMATANGSIANTAR

Napitu, Marolop Parlindungan (Unknown)
Purba, Yeni Trisna (Unknown)
Togatorop, Margaretha (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
22 Dec 2025

Abstract

Background: Among the postural muscles, the hamstrings are the ones most prone to tightness at around 68.56%. The prevalence of tight hamstrings is very high, especially among athletes. Objective: Therefore, the aim of this research is to determine the effectiveness of dry needling for reducing pain in cases of gastrocnemius spasm in athletes. Method: This was carried out using PICO searches in several databases such as Google Scholar. There were 5 journals that met the criteria and showed the results that Dry Needling can be applied to Reduce Pain for Hamstring Spasm cases such as with a dry needling size of 0.30 mm*50 mm and a fast in fast out technique. Results: literature using A Quasi-Experimental Study research design, A Double-Blind Randomized Sham- Controlled Pilot Trial, Preliminary Results of a Randomized Within-Participant Clinical Trial, RCT and measurements VAS, NRS with p<0.05. Experimental group using Dry Needling. Conclusion: It can be concluded that Dry Needling is effective in reducing pain in athletes

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Journal Info

Abbrev

MEGA

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

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Mount Hope Economic Global Journal (MEGA) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of Economic. Mount Hope Economic Global Journal (MEGA) publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Economic, new teaching methods, assessment, validation ...