Musculoskeletal Disorders
Conditions
Keywords
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT), Neck Pain
Brief summary
The purpose of this research was to investigate the clinical effects on the ESWT treatment of shoulder and neck pain.
Detailed description
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) has been used to treat various musculoskeletal disorders. The beneficial effects of the ESWT included pain alleviation and improvement in local blood circulation. However, few study exploring the effects of the ESWT for subjects with shoulder and neck pain.
Interventions
The Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) was applied on upper trapezius and levator scapulae following parameters 1.5 bar, per intervention 2000 impulse, once a week for three weeks for the experimental group
OTHERcervical flexion
Education have 8 movement home program for flexion, extension, side bending, rotation in neutral position, and rotation in a position of full cervical flexion.
Sponsors
Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Non-specific shoulder and neck pain * Ages between 20yr to 45yr * Shoulder and neck syndrome of upper trapezius and levator scapulae more than 3 months * No using medicine such as anodyne and muscle relaxants.
Exclusion criteria
\-
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The change of visual analogue scale (VAS) | Baseline, week 3 |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed