Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy, Musculoskeletal Manipulations, Neck Pain
Conditions
Keywords
Neck Pain, Musculoskeletal Manipulations, Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to assess the effects of radial shock wave therapy in neck pain. For this objective, subjects recruited will be allocated in an experimental group or a placebo group. Both groups will receive one manual therapy and radial shock waves therapy (real for experimental group, a sham device for placebo group) session per week along one month. Neck pain, neck function, temporomandibular pain, temporomandibular function and quality of life measured will be performed before the intervention, after the last treatment and at one month follow-up.
Detailed description
Neck pain is defined as discomfort or more intense forms of pain that are localized to the cervical region. The multifactorial etiology of neck pain includes trauma, ergonomic factors such as inappropriate postures, repetitive movements, strong physical activity, individual factors such as age, BMI, genetic factors, behavioral factors, and psychosocial factors. The prevalence of cervicalgia ranges from 16.7 to 75.1%, of which 50% will resolve within a short time and the other half will suffer pain for a longer time. There is a higher prevalence in widows and separated, people with few economic resources, jobs that involve physical effort, low educational level, anxiety and depression. Furthermore, there is a high relationship between cervical pain and temporomandibular disorders. From this study, the investigators are going to carry out a non-invasive, analgesic, antiinflammatory treatment and without negative side effects for the patient through radial extracorporeal shock waves (rESWT), and manual therapy (TM). Among the effects produced by shock waves the investigators find that they improve circulation due to increased blood flow and oxygenation, at tissue level the permeability of the membrane increases and its metabolic process, therefore facilitating the activation of tissue regeneration processes experiencing dystrophic changes. Furthermore, shock waves cause anti-inflammatory effects and muscle relaxation. The main objective of the study is to evaluate the capacity of the shock waves to improve the alterations due to neck pain. To meet the above objective, a single-blind randomized clinical trial study has been designed. The selected subjects will be of legal age diagnosed with neck pain and those subjects that due to their own characteristics are not able to carry out the study will be excluded. Subjects will receive a weekly physical therapy session for four weeks. Subjects will be randomly assigned to two groups: T1 intervention group consisting of subjects who will receive manual therapy treatment and shock waves and T2 placebo group in which the subjects will receive manual therapy and placebo shock waves.
Interventions
2000 shots of extracorporeal radial shock waves therapy on neck muscles at 4bars and 10 Hertzs
OTHERManual Therapy
25 minute massage to neck muscles
OTHERplacebo shock waves
3 minutes of placebo extracorporeal radial shock waves therapy on painful points of neck muscles.
Sponsors
University of Jaén
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Intervention model description
Two groups: experimental group and placebo group, receiving the intervention at the same time
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Subjects diagnosed of neck pain.
Exclusion criteria
* Subjects who due to their own characteristics are not able to carry out the study tests
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Neck pain intensity | baseline | Numeric Pain Rating Scale to assess the intensity of the neck pain. The numeric Pain Rating Scale is a self-implemented pain intensity perception scale. In this test, all the possibilities are arranged at the same level, with 0 being the absence of pain and 10 being the maximum pain the patient is capable of imagining, organized in an increasing manner from left to right; the patient only has to mark with a cross the answer considered correct. |
| Neck function | baseline | Neck Disability Index. The Neck Disability Index is a questionnaire that assesses disability produced by neck pain. It consists of ten questions with six different answers that are ordered from least to most disability, with 0 corresponding to no disability and 5 corresponding to greatest disability. The result is the sum of the answers, ranging from 0 to 50. The categorization of the final result is as follows: no disability if the result is between 0 and 4, moderate disability between 15 and 24, and complete disability between 35 and 50. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dizziness | baseline | Dizziness measured with Dizziness Handicap Inventory: is a self-implemented scale that identifies vertigo or lack of balance. The instrument consists of 25 questions that can be answered as yes, no or sometimes. This questionnaire identifies functional, physical and emotional problems related to balance disorders. Each dimension corresponds to different questions distributed randomly throughout the test. The functionality questions correspond to items 3, 5, 6, 7, 12, 14, 16, 19 and 24, the emotional questions correspond to items 2, 9, 10, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22 and 23, and the questions on the physical dimension correspond to items 1, 4, 8, 11, 13, 17 and 25. |
| Health Related Quality of life | baseline | 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12): is a simple and quick questionnaire compared to its predecessor, the SF-36 that is self-administered and evaluates general quality of life from physical and emotional points of view. It consists of 12 questions that are presented with a variable number of answers. The final result of the test is obtained in a more exact way by means of a statistical processing instrument that provides the value of the physical and mental summary scores with values between 0 and 100. |
| Headache impact in quality of life. | baseline | The Headache Impact Test (HIT-6) is a self-administered headache questionnaire that consists of six questions with five possible answers. The possible outcomes are never, rarely, sometimes, very often and always. The numerical result is the sum of the answers. |
| Headache impact in quality of life | at one month | The Headache Impact Test (HIT-6) is a self-administered headache questionnaire that consists of six questions with five possible answers. The possible outcomes are never, rarely, sometimes, very often and always. The numerical result is the sum of the answers. |
| temporomandibular pain intensity | baseline | Numeric Pain Rating Scale to assess the intensity of the temporomandibular pain intensity. The numeric Pain Rating Scale is a self-implemented pain intensity perception scale. In this test, all the possibilities are arranged at the same level, with 0 being the absence of pain and 10 being the maximum pain the patient is capable of imagining, organized in an increasing manner from left to right; the patient only has to mark with a cross the answer considered correct. |
| Temporomandibular joint function | baseline | using Fonseca Anamnestic Index. Its structure consists of 10 questions with a three-point scale (0=no, 5= sometimes and 10= yes), with the overall score of the test ranging from 0 to 100. The FAI evaluates the presence or absence of symptoms caused by TMDs and their severity (mild, moderate and severe). |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| height | baseline | height in meters (m) |
| body mass index | baseline | weight and height will be combined to report body mass index in kg / m \^ 2 |
| weight | baseline | Record of information provided by the patient about sex, age, weight, height and body weight in kilograms (kg) |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed