Immediate Effects of Dry Needling and Tens in Chronic Neck Pain

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Myofascial Neck Pain

Treatments: Other: Dry Needling; Other: "TENS" and "dry needling"

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02230709

50/2012

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to determinate the effects of percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in the short-term for pain in patients with myofascial chronic neck pain.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 48 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Neck pain for more than six months of evolution.
• Active Myofascial Trigger Point number 2 on Trapezius muscle.
• Score of more than 2 points in a Visual Analog Scale.

Exclusion criteria

• Neck pain specific.
• Radiculopathies.
• Whiplash.
• Dizziness and migraines
• Cervical surgical intervention
• Previous treatment of Dry Needling

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Dry needling

Experimental group

Description:

Dry needling treatment on the trigger point number 2 of the trapezius muscle.

Treatment:

Other: Dry Needling

"TENS" and "dry needling"

Active Comparator group

Description:

Application of TENS current after dry needling treatment.

Treatment:

Other: "TENS" and "dry needling"