chronic neck pain
Conditions
Interventions
1. press needles Sessions are conducted once a week for three weeks. The intervention is applying press needles (0.15*0.6 mm needle bonded to a medical tape) on tender points for 7 days.
2. placebo
Sponsors
University of Tsukuba master's program in rehabilitation science, graduate school of comprehensive human sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: presented with neck pain, stiffness or tenderness at least 3 months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: neuropathic or traumatic neck pain / under analgesic, muscle relaxant or antidepressant medication 1 week before the study commence / having acupuncture treatment, massage or physiotherapy within 2 weeks prior to this study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| neck pain intensity using a 100 mm visual analogue scale (VAS) is assessed at baseline (A0), one week after the first intervention (A1), after finishing intervention (A2), and one week follow up (A3). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Motion-related neck pain (VAS) / Pressure pain threshold (PPT) / The Japanese version of the neck disability index (J-NDI) are assessed at baseline (A0), one week after the first intervention (A1), after finishing intervention (A2), and one week follow up (A3). | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactKaori Horike
University of Tsukuba master's program in rehabilitation science, graduate school of comprehensive human sciences
Outcome results
None listed