A study to compare effect of needles and manual muscle release technique on upper trapezius (neck muscle) spasm in subjects with neck pai
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M628- Other specified disorders of muscle
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/09/057639
- Lead Sponsor
- Sancheti Institute for Orthopeadics and Rehabilitation college of Physiotherapy
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Pain on VAS 4-8
subjects with neck pain
subjects fulfilling simmons criteria
Exclusion Criteria
Cervical spine surgery
Cervical myelopathy or radiculopathy diagnosed by primary care physician
Acute muscle trauma
Shoulder surgery
Contraindications of dry needling such as bruising, pneumothorax, internal tissue damage, bleeding
Systemic/local infection
Phobia of needle
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method PainTimepoint: Pre-On day 0 <br/ ><br>Post-After 1 week
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method eck Range of motion <br/ ><br>Pain pressure thresholdTimepoint: Pre-On day 0 <br/ ><br>Post-After 1 week