effect of fatigue on trigger point of upper trapezius muscle
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- eck pain.Myalgia
- Registration Number
- IRCT2017011426346N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Research Department of Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 64
Inclusion Criteria
Individuals within an age range of 18 to 35 years will be accepted for both groups to minimize any confounding effects stemming from advanced degenerative alterations in the cervical spine. History of neck pain for a period of more than three months; restricted active or passive neck movement in at least one direction and score range of three to six points on an 11-point (range: 0 to 10) numerical rating scale for perceived pain intensity. The inclusion criteria for the control group (CG) will be no self-reported history of neck pain and no positive signs of cervical spine or scapular dysfunction during the physical examination.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pressure pain tresold. Timepoint: immediately before and after intervention. Method of measurement: algometer.;Pain intensity. Timepoint: immediately before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analoge Scale.;RMS & median frequency. Timepoint: immediately before and after intervention. Method of measurement: surface electromyography.;Position sence. Timepoint: immediately before and after intervention. Method of measurement: photography.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain. Timepoint: immediatly before and after fatigue. Method of measurement: algometer.;Muscle Spasm. Timepoint: immediatly before and after fatigue. Method of measurement: manual assessment.