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A Study to Compare the Immediate Effects of Laser Therapy and Manual Pressure on Neck Muscle Pain

The Immediate Effects Of High Power LASER Therapy Versus Ischemic Compression Therapy On Upper Trapezius Active Myofascial Trigger Point-A Comparative Study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/08/092277
Enrollment
60
Registered
2025-08-04
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-08-18

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: M791- Myalgia

Interventions

Intervention1: High Power LASER Therapy: After pre treatment assesment,Patient will be asked to perform active upper trapezius stretching with a 10 sec hold and 5 repetitions of cervical isometric exe

Sponsors

Mahale Rahi Shantaram
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Subjects clinically diagnosed with MPS on Travell and Simons DG(1999) criteria 2.Patients with at least one active trigger point in unilateral upper trapezius muscle. 3.Patients who have not received any local trigger point injection 3 months prior to the start of the study. 4.Participants willing to participate with voluntary written consent..

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.local or systemic disease 2.Allergic skkin diseases or hypersensitive skin 3.Fibromyalgia syndrome 4.Bleeding diathesis 5.cervical disc lesions and pathological findings on xray 6.neurological or inflammatory diseases 7.Pregnancy or contraindications to high power laser or manual therapy 8.Past neck or shoulder surgeries 9.Mental illness 9.cancer

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain intensity-Visual Analogue Scale Pressure Pain Threshold-Analogue pressure algometer Cervical ROM- Universal GoniometerTimepoint: Baseline

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Pain intensity-Visual Analogue Scale Pressure Pain Threshold-Analogue pressure algometer Cervical ROM- Universal Goniometer Perceived Improvement-Patients Global Impression of ChangeTimepoint: Post treatment

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sunil KM

SDM College Of Physiotherapy

mahale.rahi2000@gmail.com9373946613

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026