The Combined Effect of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy and Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique on Myofascial Trigger Points of Upper Trapezius
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Diseases
- Registration Number
- PACTR201811844846658
- Lead Sponsor
- Faculty of physical therapy Cairo university
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
1.Age range of 18-30 years.
2.Male and female
3.Subjects have pain at least 3 on VAS and 2.5kg/cm2 on algometer
4.Presence of palpable taut band in the skeletal muscle.
5.Presence of a hypersensitive tender spot in the taut band.
6.Local twitch response provoked by the snapping palpation of the taut band.
7.Reproduction of the typical referred pain pattern of the MTrPs in response to compression.
8.Spontaneous presence of the typical referred pain pattern and/ or the patient's recognition of the referred pain as familiar.
9.Trigger point 1, 2 will be examined if both trigger points will be involved, the most tender trigger point will be used. If the subject has a bilateral neck pain, both upper trapezius muscles will be treated
1.History of neck or shoulder surgery,
2.moderate to severe cervical, thoracic and shoulder degenerative pathology,
3.History of neck or shoulder trauma,
4.Systemic disorder,
5.Spinal deformities,
6.Cervical radiculopathy,
7.And fibromyalgia syndrome
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain pressure threshold ;Pain intensity
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Sympathetic skin response;Neuromuscular junction response