Patients who presented with neck or shoulder pain, and trigger points were found within those muscles were diagnosed as myofascial pain syndrome.. dry needling, myofascial trigger point, upper trapezius, acute, chronic
Conditions
Interventions
Patients had myofascial trigger points in the upper trapezius muscle with a symptom duration of less than 60 days.,Patients had myofascial trigger points in the upper trapezius muscle with a symptom d
Treatment,Treatment
Acute group ,Subacute to chronic group
Sponsors
Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age range: 18-60 years, 2. Presentation of neck or shoulder pain lasting more than 72 hours, consistent with the diagnosis of myofascial pain syndrome, 3. Palpable painful point within the upper trapezius muscle, and 4. Pain score assessed by a visual analogue scale exceeding 40 mm.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. History of other disorders in the neck and shoulder regions, 2. History of systemic disease, 3. Having contraindications for dry needling, and 4. Received dry needling treatment within the previous month.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Subjective pain at 1 and 2 weeks after dry needling Visual Analogue Scale assessed by a straight line with one end meaning no pain and the other end meaning the worst pain imaginable (0-100 mm) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Objective pain at 1 and 2 weeks after dry needling Pressure pain threshold assessed by digital algometer (Kilopascal, kPa),Satisfaction 2 weeks after dry needling Likert scale of 0-5 (0 meant not satisfied, 5 meant the most satisfied) | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactPhichamon Khanittanuphong
Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University
Outcome results
None listed