Investigation of the biomechanical response in delayed onset muscle soreness using dry needling vs. sham

Inclusion Criteria:

• The participants of the study will be any healthy male or female between
• age of 18 to 35
• able and willing to perform an exercise protocol using the gastrocnemius muscle
• willing to receive either sham or dry needling intervention

Exclusion Criteria:

• current muscular pain
• prior trigger point therapy in the past 6 months
• medications that affect muscle function
• injury in the past 6 months
• any health condition that prevents exercising
• recent surgery