Clinical trial NCT05090332: Comparison of Dry Needling and Thera Gun Treatment on Trapezius Muscle Active Trigger Points.
Official title: Effects of Dry Needling Versus Fascial Gun on Pain Pressure Threshold, Cervical Ranges in Patients With Active Trigger Points of Trapezius Muscle.
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Neck Pain
Keywords: Trapezius Trigger Points
Range of motion
Pain threshold
Thera Gun
Dry Needling
Lead sponsor: Riphah International University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-10-22
Enrollment: 32
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 20
Maximum age (years): 50
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Comparison of dry needling and Thera Gun on treatment of Active trigger points of trapezius Muscle, pain threshold and Range of motion of neck.

Detailed description: Chronic neck pain related to the myo-facial systems from local muscle fiber contractions referred to "myo-facial trigger points" (MTrPs).MTrPs are highly sensitive spots that lie in the skeletal muscle, and are diagnosed with mechanical pressure, they can also develop as referral pain in a specific pattern. Although MTrPs are found in all muscle groups, they are more prevalent in the upper quarter postural muscles, especially the upper trapezius muscle.

Data will be collected from both gender patients having active trigger points in trapezius muscles. Then patients will be divided randomly into two groups. All patient will be given conventional treatment and then group A will be given treatment with Thera Gun and group B will be given dry needling treatment and then will compare effects of both.

To date, a wide range of physical therapy interventions have been suggested to address MTrPs including manual therapies (massage, stretching, myofascial release), electrotherapy modalities (surface heat, ultrasound, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator and laser therapy) and invasive techniques such as dry needling (DN) but none of study is done on the effectiveness of facial gun in decreasing pain intensity and increasing range of motion and none of study compare the effect of Dry needling with facial gun. So, this study will determine the effect of facial gun on pain intensity and range of motion and compare that effect with dry needling.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosed with cervical pain due to active trigger points of trapezius muscle
* Numeric Pain Rating Scale\> 3

Exclusion Criteria:

* Any previous history of Trauma or surgery
* Spondylitis
* Carcinoma
* Tuberculosis of spine
* Diagnosed with cervical pain \& stiffness due to disc herniation, radiculopathy or any other cervical malignancy

Primary outcomes:
measure: Visual Analogue Scale
timeFrame: Three weeks
measure: Goniometer for cervical range of motion
timeFrame: Three weeks
measure: Algometer
timeFrame: Three weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Neck Disability Index
timeFrame: Three weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Islamabad
country: Pakistan
facility: Federal Government Polyclinic Hospital
state: Federal
Study officials:
affiliation: Riphah International University
name: Asghar Khan, DSc PT
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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