Neck Pain.
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental Group: 18 women with cervical pain will under go the diacutaneous fibrolysis procedure, twice a week, for 5 weeks, totaling 10 sessions, with a time of 15 minutes each.
Comparators studie
pain
muscle excitement.
Control group: 18 women with cervical pain will undergo the sham procedure: simulated diacutaneous fibrolysis, twice a week, for 5 weeks, totaling 10 sessions, with a time of 15 mi
muscle excitement.
Other
E02.779
Sponsors
UFJF - Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - MG
UFJF - Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - MG
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Individuals female. Age between 18 and 45 years. Complaint of cervical pain. They must sign the TCLE: Free and Informed Consent Term.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Prior surgery in the scapular girdle region. Have received infiltration in the scapular girdle region in the previous three months. Present acute active local inflammatory processes. Present contraindications to diacutaneous fibrolysis: have wounds or skin disorders in the region of the shoulder girdle, have vascular changes, be under current treatment with anticoagulant.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in functional status verified through self-assessment of functional status (measured by the Functional Scale of the Neck Disability of Copenhagen). ;Decreased intensity of cervical pain verified by means of Visual Analog Scale and Pressure Pain threshold (via pressure algometry). ;Changes in the muscular excitation pattern of the scapular girdle muscles verified by surface electromyography. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are not expected. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactCarolina Anjos
UFJF - Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - MG
Outcome results
None listed