NCT01290653

Dry Needling Versus Strain-counterstrain on the Upper Trapezius

Dry Needling Versus Strain Counterstrain Technique: Pilot Study Comparing Effects Over the Upper Trapezius Myofascial Trigger Point

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 39 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cardenal Herrera University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study investigates the effect of two different techniques (dry needling and Strain-counterstrain manual technique) on the upper trapezius myofascial trigger point (MTP). Subjects with active or latent MTP in this location of the muscle will be identified and will be randomly assigned to one out of three groups: dry needling, strain-counterstrain or placebo manual technique. Pain pressure threshold, provoked pain, pain at rest, neck disability and electromyography (EMG) activity of the upper trapezius will be registered before and after six sessions of treatment.

Conditions

• Neck Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Dry needling	Deep dry needling until achieving twitch response of the muscle
OTHER	Strain-counterstrain technique	A manual technique to release tension of painful muscles.
OTHER	Placebo manual technique	A placebo technique, consisting of manual contact of the therapist with the patient without any further therapeutic approach

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-02-01
• Primary completion: 2011-07-01
• Completion: 2011-09-01
• First posted: 2011-02-07
• Last updated: 2014-05-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain