Therapeutic efficacy evaluation on patients with postural neck-shoulder pain Musculoskeletal Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Thirty healthy adult subjects (15 males and 15 females) without neck symptoms within recent 4 weeks and thirty adult subjects (15 males and 15 females) who are diagnosed with postural neck-shoulder pa
Sponsors
Ministry of Science and Technology
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Presence of a palpable taut band in a skeletal muscle 2. Presence of a hypersensible tender spot in the taut band 3. Local twitch response elicited by the snapping palpation of the taut band 4. Reproduction of the typical referred pain pattern of the trigger point in response to compression 5. Spontaneous presence of the typical referred pain pattern and/or patient recognition of the referred pain as familiar
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. History of cervical trauma or surgery 2. Bone pathology 3. Arthritic or other inflammatory disorders 4. Pregnancy 5. Restrictive muscle spasm
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The intervertebral postural alignment for the C2/3 to C6/7 segments measured at baseline, and eight weeks using a videofluoroscopy system to capture the cervical spine motion, and transform it into 900 videofluoroscopic posture image sequences | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| At baseline, and eight weeks: 1. Neck disability measured using the neck disability index 2. Pain pressure threshold measured using the Coretac Pressure System | — |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed