None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
To investigate the effectiveness of one myofascial trigger point therapy session on reducing pain intensity and feeling of tightness and improving pain sensitivity, pain-free cervical range of motion, function, and disability in patients with chronic neck and/or arm pain.
Interventions
The intervention group will receive one session of myofascial trigger point therapy by an experienced physiotherapist. The physiotherapy will apply slow pressure to the myofascial trigger point to a moderate pain. Pressure on each trigger point will be maintained for 30-60 seconds (<1 minute), Treatment process will be repeated 3 times on each active/latent trigger point in five following muscles: upper trapezius, levator scapulae, sternocleidomastoid, scalene, and splenius cervicis. The whole
The intervention group will receive one session of myofascial trigger point therapy by an experienced physiotherapist. The physiotherapy will apply slow pressure to the myofascial trigger point to a moderate pain. Pressure on each trigger point will be maintained for 30-60 seconds (<1 minute), Treatment process will be repeated 3 times on each active/latent trigger point in five following muscles: upper trapezius, levator scapulae, sternocleidomastoid, scalene, and splenius cervicis. The whole treatment lasts between 15 and 20 minutes.
Sponsors
National Yang-Ming University
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Aged 20-65 patients with chronic neck and/or arm pain 2. Pain intensity (numeric rating scale)>3 3. Presence of active trigger point in at least one of the five following muscles: upper trapezius, levator scapulae, sternocleidomastoid, scalene, splenius cervicis
Exclusion criteria
1. Neck surgery during the previous 12 months 2. Pregnancy 3. Administration of anti-inflammatory analgesics over the preceding 24 hours
Outcome results
None listed