Dryneedling and exercise for myofascial pain in overhead athletes
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M708- Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressureHealth Condition 2: M708- Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/03/050703
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Basic Medical Scienecs
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Overhead athletes between the age of 18-35 years.
Actively participating in sports competitions at least University level and above.
Formally registered in a local, regional, or national sports federation.
Athletes who have been suffering from neck and shoulder pain for not more than three
months
At least one active trigger point in the neck and shoulder muscles
Exclusion Criteria
Recent surgeries or fractures to the neck or shoulder
Shoulder subluxations and dislocations in the last three months
Chronic non-specific neck pain for more than three months
Any physiotherapy management or dry needling in the last three months for shoulder
and neck
Local infection
Open wounds
Under anticoagulant drugs
Malignancy
Pregnancy
Diagnosed cognitive deficit
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Surface Electromyography (Surface EMG) <br/ ><br>Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) <br/ ><br>Pressure Pain Threshold (PPT) with AlgometerTimepoint: At Baseline, <br/ ><br>2 weeks, <br/ ><br>8 weeks and <br/ ><br>20 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method eck Disability Index (NDI) <br/ ><br>Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) <br/ ><br>Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) <br/ ><br>Short Form-36 (SF-36) <br/ ><br>Penn Shoulder Score (PSS) <br/ ><br>Timepoint: At Baseline, <br/ ><br>2 weeks, <br/ ><br>8 weeks and <br/ ><br>20 weeks