Latent Myofascial Trigger Points in the Craniocervical Region

Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus Foundation

Status: Completed

Conditions: Myofascial Pain Syndrome

Treatments: Device: Neural mobilization; Device: Soft tissue techniques and Stretching; Device: Control group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03327545

LMTrP

Details and patient eligibility

About

Myofascial pain is a clinical problem that has generated interest, debate and confusion for decades. According to studies anywhere between 33 and 97 % of patients with musculoskeletal pain visiting physicians and manual therapists are diagnosed with Myofascial Trigger Points (MTrPs). MTrPs are localized, hyperirritable points that are associated with palpable nodules in taut bands (TB) of muscle fibres. MTrPs can be classified into active and latent. Latent MTrPs demonstrate the same clinical characteristics as active MTrPs but they do not provoke spontaneous pain. The myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) are common in healthy subjects and in patients with musculoskeletal pain, and could produce sensitive disturbances and motor dysfunctions

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Neck pain

Exclusion criteria

• myelopathy
• fracture
• infection
• dystonia
• tumor
• inflammatory disease
• fibromyalgia
• or osteoporosis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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50 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

Experimental Group 1

Experimental group

Description:

Neural mobilization for a total of 12 minutes

Treatment:

Device: Neural mobilization

Experimental Group 2

Experimental group

Description:

Soft tissue techniques and Stretching right side of the craniocervical for a total of 12 minutes

Treatment:

Device: Soft tissue techniques and Stretching

Control group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Control group

Treatment:

Device: Control group