Effect of dry needling on different period of shoulder muscle pai
- Conditions
- Patients who presented with neck or shoulder pain, and trigger points were found within those muscles were diagnosed as myofascial pain syndrome..dry needling, myofascial trigger point, upper trapezius, acute, chronic
- Registration Number
- TCTR20240314004
- Lead Sponsor
- Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending (Not yet recruiting)
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 72
Inclusion Criteria
1. Age range: 18-60 years, 2. Presentation of neck or shoulder pain lasting more than 72 hours, consistent with the diagnosis of myofascial pain syndrome, 3. Palpable painful point within the upper trapezius muscle, and 4. Pain score assessed by a visual analogue scale exceeding 40 mm.
Exclusion Criteria
1. History of other disorders in the neck and shoulder regions, 2. History of systemic disease, 3. Having contraindications for dry needling, and 4. Received dry needling treatment within the previous month.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Subjective pain at 1 and 2 weeks after dry needling Visual Analogue Scale assessed by a straight line with one end meaning no pain and the other end meaning the worst pain imaginable (0-100 mm)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Objective pain at 1 and 2 weeks after dry needling Pressure pain threshold assessed by digital algometer (Kilopascal, kPa),Satisfaction 2 weeks after dry needling Likert scale of 0-5 (0 meant not satisfied, 5 meant the most satisfied)