DRY NEEDLING VERSUS ISCHEMIC COMPRESSION IN TREATMENT OF LOWER BACK MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROME

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Musculoskeletal Diseases

• Registration Number: PACTR201602001462295
• Lead Sponsor: amr moustafa yehia

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-02-07
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

¿Age ranges from 18 to 45 years old
¿Patients with lower back myofascial pain syndrome that has been diagnosed by orthopedist.
¿Pain of at least 30 mm to 70 mm on a visual analogue scale (VAS) from 0 mm (no pain) to 100 mm (worst imaginable pain)
¿Patients able to perform (ROM) test of Lumbar Spine (flexion, extension and side binding) but limited before treatment.
¿Presence of active or latent MTrPs at least 4 trigger points.
¿Patients had lower back myofascial pain syndrome for at least 3 months ago.

Exclusion Criteria

¿History of previous back surgery.
¿Neurologic deficit.
¿Current lower extremity symptoms.
¿Cardiopulmonary disease with decreased activity tolerance.
¿Rheumatologic conditions such as mild systemic lupus erythematosus, polyarticular osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and advanced lumbar degenerative disease.
¿Participants receiving other treatment, in the form of physical therapy or medication, for the duration of the study that may interfere with the results of this study.
¿Bleeding disorders.
¿Renal disorders.
¿Disc lesion.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
functional disability using Oswestery disability questionnaire

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain assessment by visual analog scale ;assessment of back (flexion and extension) using Modified-modified Schober technique ;Assessment of Lateral flexion using tape measurement;pain threshold using pressure algometer;Pain assessment by visual analog scale ;assessment of back (flexion and extension) using Modified-modified Schober technique ;pain threshold using pressure algometer;Pain assessment by visual analog scale ;pain threshold using pressure algometer