Treating muscle pain by low-power laser and dry needle
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Myofascial pain syndrome.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20190523043679N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 42
Inclusion Criteria
Age over 18 years
The presence of a trigger point in the temporal muscle and / or the external master and / or trigoid that has already been marked with a touch
Exclusion Criteria
Use of analgesics, muscle relaxants, anti-inflammatory drugs and benzodiazepines
Fear of the needle
Bleeding disorders
Metabolic (diabetes) and vascular diseases
Neurological disorders (trigeminal neuralgia).
Pregnancy
Get any treatment for temporomandibular joint disorder
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The amount of pain in the triage of the masticatory muscles. Timepoint: Before and after each treatment and after ten days and one month. Method of measurement: by VAS.;Maximum opening of the mouth without pain. Timepoint: Before and after each treatment and after ten days and one month. Method of measurement: By the ruler, the distance between the anisal edges of the anterior teeth is measured.;Number of muscle trigger points. Timepoint: Before and after each treatment and after ten days and one month. Method of measurement: Clinical examination.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method