Health Condition 1: M00-M99- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: HIGH POWER PAIN THRESHOLD STATIC ULTRASOUND TECHNIQUE I, MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUE, HIGH POWER PAIN THRESHOLD STATIC ULTRASOUND TECHNIQUE II.: The intensity is gradually increase from 0.5
Sponsors
G D GOENKA UNIVERSITY
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Experiencing neck pain for more than three months, and having at least one latent MTrP in the upper trapezius muscle. 2. Patients with neck pain that increases with movements against resistance and with negative history of fracture & dislocation. 3. Local twitch response provoked by the snapping palpation of the taut band. 4. Reproduction of the typically referred pain pattern of the MTrPs in response to compression.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Red flags are serious diseases (i.e. systemic, infectious, neoplastics, fractures, dislocation) 2. Specific shoulder pain indicates that symptoms could refer to a pathology that has a clear structural, patho-anatomic or patho-physiologic origin. 3. Younger than 18 years old, unable to understand English or Hindi and positive case history for traumatic shoulder pathology and for cognitive impairments. 4. Diagnosis of cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy determined by their primary care physician. 5. Having undergone myofascial pain therapy within the past month before the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Pain 2.Pressure Pain threshold 3.Range of motion of cervical spine Timepoint: BASELINE DAY 5 DAY 11 DAY 41 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 4. Neck Pain Disability Index 5. Sleep Quality Timepoint: BASELINE DAY 5 DAY 11 DAY 41 | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactANAND KUMAR SINGH
G D GOENKA UNIVERSITY
Outcome results
None listed