The comparison between the effects of shock wave and dry needling on trigger points
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Myofacial Trigger Point Syndrome.
- Registration Number
- IRCT2016110318760N3
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice Chancellor for Research (VCR) of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
myofacial pain syndrome in Trapezius muscle; pain intensity 60 -30 in VAS scale for 3 months.
Exclusion criteria:contraindication of ESWT or dry needling; Pregnancy; Previous injection in MTrPs; Having had previous surgery in the neck or upper limb; Using anticoagulant drugs; advance osteopathic or arthropathic disorders of the cervical spine or the shoulder; Having ulcer in therapy region; Using the anti-pain drugs in last 24 hours; Having specific postural dysfunction
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pressure pain threshold (PPT). Timepoint: Each treatment sesstion and one week after the last sesstion. Method of measurement: digital algometer.;Pain Intensity. Timepoint: Each treatment sesstion and one week after the last sesstion. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Disability. Timepoint: Each treatment session and one week after the last sesstion. Method of measurement: neck disability index questionnaire (NDI).