NCT01381380

Manual Therapy Treatment for Myofascial Pain

Effect of Manual Therapy After Trigger Point Injection for Myofascial Pain Syndrome

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Federal University of São Paulo · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is a pain intensity evaluation in patients with myofascial pain submitted kinesitherapy after trigger point injection.

Detailed description

Randomized prospective study conducted on 30 patients of both genders ranging in age from 18 to 60 years, with neck and shoulder girdle Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MFS), with a duration of ≥ 4 months and pain intensity ≥ 4. Trigger point injection of 1 mL 0.25% bupivacaine at each point, once a week for 8 weeks (T1 to T8). Group 1: kinesiotherapy once a week for 8 weeks Group 2: not submitted to kinesiotherapy Evaluation of pain intensity on the first assessment (T0) and after 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 weeks

Conditions

• Myofascial Pain Syndromes

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Manual therapy	Manual therapy, once a week for 8 weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-11-01
• Primary completion: 2007-11-01
• Completion: 2009-12-01
• First posted: 2011-06-27
• Last updated: 2011-06-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil