Evaluation of acupuncture on the treatment of head,neck and shoulders pain.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Myofascial pain; C05.651.550

• Registration Number: RBR-42kz9z
• Lead Sponsor: Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba/UNICAMP

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-10-24
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

present at least one myofascial point at the upper trapezius muscle, local or referred pain at least for 6 months and body max index between 19 and 27 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria

important body posture dysfunction, fibromialgy diagnose, cervical neurological dysfunction, systemic disease or that have received physical interventions for myofascial pain at the last month before the study, that present communication difficulties,constant use medication that can relief muscular pain

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Decrease on the intensity of pain verified by analog visual scale (P<0.05).;Increase on pain pressure threshold mesuared by a digital algometer (P<0.05).;Improvement on quality of life verified by the questionnare SF-36 (P<0.05).;Increase on range of motion verified by the use of a fleximetry (P<0.05);Morphological tissue changes at the upper trapezius muscle measured - ultrasound images / grays scales and sonoelastography P<0.05);Deacrease of stress level verified by the assay of salivary cortisol (P<0.05).;Posture improvement by posture assessment software - SAPO.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Complementary data were asked at the beginning of every session (analgesics, accidents, stress emocional, headache etc)