From:  Dry needling with electrical stimulation for the treatment of a pediatric patient with spastic cerebral palsy: a case report

Trend of PROM gain in degrees following IMES TX

Muscle treatedPROM gain in degrees following IMES TX
Hamstring PROM gains: measured each LE in supineSequential order of sessions*Right hamstring degrees gainedLeft hamstring degrees gained
Session 14.5°7°
Session 24.6°11.3°
Session 31.4°2.4°
Session 48.8°--
Session 56.7°10.8°
Session 610.8°3.2°
Session 71.2°7.1°
Session 89.7°11.3°
Session 99.6°--
Session 105.4°8.9°
Session 112.8°1.8°
Session 12--13
Session 139.4°2.2°
Session 144.7°4.1°
Number of TXs:13 TXs12 TXs
Hip adductor PROM gains: measured right and left LE range with a combined stretch, in hook lyingSequential order of sessions*Combined adductor degrees gained
Session 117.9°
Session 25.7°
Session 33°
Session 43°
Session 58°
Session 64.7°
Session 79°
Session 812.2°
Session 924.1°
Session 1013°
Session 1126°
Session 1223.4°
Session 135°
Number of TXs:13 TXs
Gastrocnemius PROM gains: measured each LE in supineSequential order of sessions*Right gastrocnemius degrees gainedLeft gastrocnemius degrees gained
Session 124°10.6°
Session 29.5°10°
Session 312.9°.7°
Session 41.9°--
Session 52°9.7°
Session 611.7°4.5°
Session 76.8°15.2°
Session 8--7.5°
Session 93.6°20.6°
Session 1015.8°2°
Session 114.9°5°
Session 1210.1°21.4°
Session 13--4.5°
Session 14--1.9°
Session 15--17.4°
Session 165°11.3°
Session 176.5°2.4°
Session 1812.3°10.1°
Session 1925.5°2.8°
Session 20--6.7°
Session 2116.8°--
Session 227.1°1.2°
Session 2317°3°
Number of TXs:18 TXs21 TXs
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The list of DN sessions is sequential though TXs were not performed in specific intervals, rather IMES was utilized to address patient or parent complaints of tightness