Analgesic Effects of Ultrasound-guided Dry-Needling Therapy for Neck and Head Pain

San Salvatore Hospital of L'Aquila

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Neck Pain; Head Pain

Treatments: Device: Ultrasound-guided Dry-Needling Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03869710

0209913/17

Details and patient eligibility

About

The analgesic effects of ultrasound-guided dry-needling therapy will be evaluated in the management of head and neck pain.

Full description

The analgesic effects of ultrasound-guided dry-needling therapy will be evaluated in the management of head and neck pain by myofascial active and latent trigger point.

The myofascial pain control will be assessed for the superficial and deep posterolateral muscle complex of neck. The analgesic request, Range Of Motion (ROM), Motion Related Pain (MRP) and the quality of life, will be also assessed.

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Chronic neck pain
• Chronic head pain

Exclusion criteria

• previous surgery of neck and head
• Body Mass Index > 39,99
• politrauma patients
• pregnancy
• neck and head infections

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 1 patient group

Dry-Needling

Experimental group

Description:

Ultrasound-Guided Dry-Needling Therapy focused on the active and latent myofascial trigger points.

Treatment:

Device: Ultrasound-guided Dry-Needling Therapy