Myofasical pain syndrome of neck and upper back Muscle pain,
Conditions
Interventions
Normal subjects who are healthy person are measured pain and metabolites without treatment.,Myofascial pain patients are received massage once a week for 4 weeks.
,Myofascial pain patients are receive
Sham Comparator No treatment,Experimental Other,Experimental Other
Normal subject,Massage_1x4weeks,Massage_2x4weeks
Sponsors
Siriraj Research Fund
Siriraj Research Fund
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Age between 18-65 years old 2) Body mass index (BMI) between 18-29.9 kg/m2 3) Chronic neck or upper back pain on one or both sides with pain intensity measured by VAS > 4 lasting at least 3 months 4) Present of trigger points palpable in the upper trapezius muscle at least 1 site
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Used any other therapies for neck or shoulder pain within the last 2 weeks as follow; physiotherapy, massage, herbal compression, stream bath, sauna, acupuncture, yoga, chiropractic, and stretching or straitening exercises 2) Extra strenuous work with serious using neck, shoulder, upper extremities, or upper back muscles such as lifting heavy things during this study 3) Used of any kind of medications or supplementary medicines within last 1 week 4) Presence of the following conditions a. Musculoskeletal disorders b. Cardiovascular or respiratory diseases c. Systemic inflammatory diseases such as SLE and rheumatoid d. Infectious diseases, skin diseases, malignancies, tumors e. Liver and renal diseases f. Bleeding or blood disorders g. Hormonal diseases such as hyper- or hypo-thyroidism, and Cushing syndrome h. Neurological diseases or psychological problems 5) Blood transfusion within the last 3 months 6) Hypertension (>140/90 mmHg), diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia 7) Fever with temperature over 38.50C 8) Pregnancy or lactation 9) Smoking, alcoholism, or drug abuse 10) Regular exercise at least 30 minutes session, 3 times per week 11) Vegetarian or vegan
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain score between massage groups 8 weeks Visual analog scale | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Metabolites changes between groups 8 weeks Mass spectrometry | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactSompol Tapechum
Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand
Outcome results
None listed