The Synergistic Effects of Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique and Dry Cupping Therapy on Pain Modulation and Functional Recovery on Myofascial Trigger Points of Upper Trapezius

Beni-Suef University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Mechanical Neck Pain

Treatments: Device: Dry Cupping Therapy; Other: combined integrated neuromuscular inhibition, dry cupping and stretching and strengthening exercises; Other: stretching and strengthening exercises; Other: Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07027644

BeniSuefU25

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to investigate the Synergistic Effects of the Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique and Dry Cupping Therapy on Pain Modulation and functional recovery on Myofascial Trigger Points of the upper trapezius

Enrollment: 130 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Medically competent men and women will be included They had chronic MTrPs in the upper trapezius for more than 6 months Diagnostic criteria of being a tight band with a palpable nodule and distant pain when subjected to pressure

Exclusion criteria

• subjects with previous neck or shoulder pathology (e.g., fracture, sur¬gery, inflammatory and infectious diseases), cervical disc pathology, systemic disorder, fibromyalgia, those who underwent physical therapy for at least the previous 3 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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130 participants in 4 patient groups, including a placebo group

stretching and strengthening group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Patients in this group will receive stretching and strengthening exercises, two sessions per week for four weeks

Treatment:

Other: stretching and strengthening exercises

Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Group

Experimental group

Description:

Patients in this group will receive the Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition technique three sessions per week for four weeks

Treatment:

Other: Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique

Dry cupping group

Experimental group

Description:

Patients in this group will receive Dry cupping therapy, two sessions per week for four weeks

Treatment:

Device: Dry Cupping Therapy

Combined treatment group

Experimental group

Description:

Patients in this group will receive Dry cupping therapy, two sessions per week for four weeks, the Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition technique, three sessions per week for four weeks plus stretching and strengthening exercises, two sessions per week for four weeks

Treatment:

Other: combined integrated neuromuscular inhibition, dry cupping and stretching and strengthening exercises