Unilateral intramuscular needling can improve ankle dorsiflexor strength and muscle activation in both legs

• Main Authors: Li-Ping Huang (Author), Shi Zhou (Author), Ming Ao (Author), Mei-Ling Zhao (Author), Li-Qin Zhang (Author), Long-Jun Cao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether unilateral manual needling at nonacupoints could result in bilateral strength gain similar to that found in electroacupuncture at specific acupoints. Methods: Fifty healthy male volunteers with an age range of 19-27 years were recr...