Effects of Dry Needling Versus Ischemic Compression on Pain, Range of Motion and Finctional Disability

Brief summary (from the registry)

Neck pain can occur from a number of conditions, most common is trigger points. Trigger points are of two point one is active and other is latent trigger point, hyperirritable spots located in a taut band of skeletal muscle. They produce pain locally and in a referred pattern and often accompany chronic musculoskeletal disorders. Acute trauma or repetitive micro trauma may lead to the development of stress on muscle fibers and the formation of trigger points Khadijeh Otadi and her colleague study in 2020, to compare immediate and short-term effects of combining dry needling patient education vs ischemic compression patient education for treating myofascial trigger points in office workers with neck pain. Both intervention groups had some positive immediate and short-term effects after 2 treatment sessions. However, Ischemic compression was more effective than Dry needling in the treatment of MTPs in office workers with neck pain. Study design: randomized control trial (RCT) Settings: study will be conducted in DHQ hospital Okara physiotherapy department. Duration of study: nine months after the approval of synopsis. Sample Size: 72 patients will be randomly divided into two equal groups of 36 each.

Study details

Official title

Effects of Dry Needling Versus Ischemic Compression on Pain, Range of Motion and Functional Disability in Chronic Neck Pain Patients With Trigger Points

Conditions

• Trigger Points

Interventions

• Procedure: dry needling and ischemic compression

Sponsor

University of Lahore

Start date

2020-01-03

Primary completion

2021-10-10

Sex

All

Age range

from 18 Years to 40 Years

Healthy volunteers

true

Results posted

No results posted in this snapshot

Countries

Pakistan

Total sites listed

1

Eligibility criteria