All participants were placed in a prone position with the ankle locked at 90º. Latent MTrPs were identified in both MG using according the presence of a palpable taut band and hypersensitive spot in the palpable taut band as diagnostic criteria. The ultrasound transducer was positioned over the MG muscle using a fixing device that was composed of a thermoplastic polymer, with enough space for the dry needling (DN) technique to be performed.