Effects of manual therapy and dry needling on shoulder pain

Effects of dry needling on pain and function of throwing athletes with scapular dyskinesia

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20190609043846N1

Enrollment

Registered

2019-07-05

Start date

2019-07-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-08-26

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Conditions

Scapular dyskinesis. Biomechanical lesion, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: patients with pain and trigger points in each of the muscles: upper trapezius, lower trapezius, subscapularis, pectoralis minor and serratus anterior will be treate

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Engaging in overhead sports Positive indication of Lateral Scapular slide test or Scapular dyskinesis test Trigger points

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Any recent surgery & traumatic injury on shoulder Diabetics Any infections Any usage of any coagulant drugs

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain. Timepoint: Before and after treatment. Method of measurement: Numeric ration acale (NRS).;Function. Timepoint: Before and after treatment. Method of measurement: Persian version of DASH questionnaire.;Changes of scapular dyskinesis ratio. Timepoint: Before and after treatment. Method of measurement: Scapular dyskinesis test, lateral scapular slide test.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAlireza Kheradmandi

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

alirezaa228@gmail.com+98 71 3627 1551

Outcome results

None listed

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