Efficacy of Dry Needling in Cervical Pain

Universidad Católica de Ávila

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cervical Pain

Treatments: Other: Ischaemic compression; Device: dry needling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05624515

14/11/2022

Details and patient eligibility

About

The presence of latent myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) in the angular muscle of the scapula is one of the possible causes of non-specific neck pain. Dry needling (DN) and ischaemic compression (IC) techniques may be useful for the treatment of these MTrPs. Methods: 80 participants were divided into two groups: the dry needling group, which received a single session of DN on the angular muscle plus hyperalgesia (n=40), and the IC group, which received a single session of IC on the angular muscle plus hyperalgesia (n=40). Pain intensity, pain pressure threshold (PPT), range of motion (ROM) and quality of life were assessed at baseline, immediately after, 48 hours and one week after treatment.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients presenting with neck pain
• Patients presenting with trigger point activation of the angularis scapulae muscle

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who have an absolute fear of needles (belonephobia).
• Patients presenting with cervical pain with radiculopathy or irradiation of pain to the upper limb.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

dry needling group

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects undergoing dry needling of the angularis scapulae muscle

Treatment:

Device: dry needling

ischaemic compression group

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects undergoing ischaemic compression of the angularis scapulae muscle

Treatment:

Other: Ischaemic compression