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The Combined Effect of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy and Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique on Myofascial Trigger Points of Upper Trapezius

Not Applicable
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
Inclusion Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

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
NameTimeMethod
Pain pressure threshold ;Pain intensity
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Sympathetic skin response;Neuromuscular junction response
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