Effect of Myofascial Stretch dry needling on the trigger points of neck muscle.

Efficacy of myofascial stretch dry needling (MSDN) on myofascial trigger points of upper trapezius muscle in university students. A randomized control trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2022/09/045533

Enrollment

128

Registered

2022-09-15

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-10-16

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Myofascial Stretch Dry Needling: Myofascial Stretch Dry Needling (MSDN) group, subjects will receive MTrP-DN for Upper Trapezius muscle in the stretch position for ten minutes in a sess

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Both male and female, who are willing to participate, age between 19-35 years. Presence of active trigger point in the upper trapezius muscle. Students who will come with the presence of the typical referred pain pattern of the MTrP in response to compression will be part of the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Subjects who are not willing to be part of the study, needle phobia, skin infection, taking NSAIDs or muscle relaxants for the past 5 days, cervical radiculopathy, and surgery of the cervical spine.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain Intensity, Cervical range of motion, Pressure pain threshold.Timepoint: Baseline at 0 day than at 12th day post test values	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Neck disability indexTimepoint: Pre test Post test	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactVarun Kalia

Lovely Professional University

varun.26576@lpu.co.in8360374990

Outcome results