None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This study investigates whether a new form of treatment (NET) has a beneficial effect on tender or painful trigger points. Trigger points are locations on a muscle surface which are abnormally tender and are a source of self-perpetuating and continuing pain. This study looks at trigger points in the neck region. Participants will be assessed for the presence of trigger points. They will be given one course of NET treatment. They will return after 3 days to have their trigger points assessed for any change in their tenderness and the degree of neck pain. The treatment group results will be compared to a control group who receive a sham treatment which has no therapeutic value.
Interventions
NET treatment is a mind-body approach which uses applies physical stimulus whilst a participant thinks about a key emotional event. The physical stimulus in this case is a gentle percussion on the back in the thoracic region. In this trial participants will receive a single treatment session of approximately 15 minutes.
Sponsors
Macquarie University
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to -2147483648 No limit
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Chronic neck pain ie greater than 3 months duration
Exclusion criteria
Red flag conditions Vascular disease Acute onset pain Injury, fall or motor vehicle accident in last 6 months Yellow lags Pregnancy Anticoagulant therapy Easy bruising Organic disease History of neck or arm surgery Bowel, bladder or kidney dysfunction Currently undergoing other treatments which may impinge on participation
Outcome results
None listed