DRY NEEDLING VERSUS ISCHEMIC COMPRESSION IN TREATMENT OF LOWER BACK MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROME

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201602001462295

Enrollment

Registered

2016-02-07

Start date

2015-04-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Interventions

dry needling followed by stretch

ischemic compression followed by stretching exercise

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ¿ Age ranges from 18 to 45 years old ¿ Patients with lower back myofascial pain syndrome that has been diagnosed by orthopedist. ¿ Pain of at least 30 mm to 70 mm on a visual analogue scale (VAS) from 0 mm (no pain) to 100 mm (worst imaginable pain) ¿ Patients able to perform (ROM) test of Lumbar Spine (flexion, extension and side binding) but limited before treatment. ¿ Presence of active or latent MTrPs at least 4 trigger points. ¿ Patients had lower back myofascial pain syndrome for at least 3 months ago.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: ¿ History of previous back surgery. ¿ Neurologic deficit. ¿ Current lower extremity symptoms. ¿ Cardiopulmonary disease with decreased activity tolerance. ¿ Rheumatologic conditions such as mild systemic lupus erythematosus, polyarticular osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and advanced lumbar degenerative disease. ¿ Participants receiving other treatment, in the form of physical therapy or medication, for the duration of the study that may interfere with the results of this study. ¿ Bleeding disorders. ¿ Renal disorders. ¿ Disc lesion.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
functional disability using Oswestery disability questionnaire	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Pain assessment by visual analog scale ;assessment of back (flexion and extension) using Modified-modified Schober technique ;Assessment of Lateral flexion using tape measurement;pain threshold using pressure algometer;Pain assessment by visual analog scale ;assessment of back (flexion and extension) using Modified-modified Schober technique ;pain threshold using pressure algometer;Pain assessment by visual analog scale ;pain threshold using pressure algometer	—

Measure

Time frame

Pain assessment by visual analog scale ;assessment of back (flexion and extension) using Modified-modified Schober technique ;Assessment of Lateral flexion using tape measurement;pain threshold using pressure algometer;Pain assessment by visual analog scale ;assessment of back (flexion and extension) using Modified-modified Schober technique ;pain threshold using pressure algometer;Pain assessment by visual analog scale ;pain threshold using pressure algometer

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Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public Contactemad mohamed

physical therapist

emad9111@live.com01146808839

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026