Neck pain
Conditions
Interventions
Electro acupuncture with 2000 Hz at trigger point
Electro acupuncture with 250 Hz at trigger point
Electro acupuncture with 5Hz at trigger point
Electro acupuncture with 2000 Hz at non-trigger point
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Sponsors
University of Toyama
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Subjects who complain of neck pain. 2) Subjects who had myofascial trigger point located in their trapezius muscle.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with The past history of spinal surgery. 2) Patients with spinal fracture or dislocation. 3) Patients with neurological signs. 4)Patients with analgesics. 5)Patients with complain of systemic pain, or those with a history of rheumatoid arthritis, metastasis such as tumor, fibromyalgia,Tumors of the spine or intervertebral disc, infections, or other diseases responsible for systemic pain. 6) Patient with neck or low back pain due to heart diseases. 7) Pregnant subjects. 8) The presence of malignant tumor, or the past history of the malignant tumor. 9) Patients with psychiatric disorders. 10) Patients with severe osteoporosis. 11) Patients who complain weight loss and fever of unknown cause. 12) Patients who received treatments such as massage, acupuncture, never block, etc, for their back pain at other hospitals or clinics within 1 month from the start of the study. 13) Patients with a history of whiplash injury due to traffic accidents. 14) Patients whom are recognized as inadequate subjects by the experimenters.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Subjective feeling of pain score (Visual analog Scale) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cerebral hemodynamics Pressure Pain threshold | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactKouich Takamoto
University of Toyama Department of system emotional science
Outcome results
None listed