NCT03111225

Thoracic Paraspinal Soft Tissue Mobilizations in Treatment of Patients With Upper Limb Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 49 (actual)
• Sponsor: Reuth Rehabilitation Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study examines the prevalence of trigger points in muscles in the thorax in upper limb Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) patients, compared to healthy subjects. In addition, we will examine if adding treatment to muscles in the thoracic area (to the regular physical therapy treatment) will alleviate some of the sensitivity in the upper limb in CRPS patients.

Detailed description

This study examines the prevalence of trigger points in muscles in the thorax in upper limb Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) patients, compared to healthy subjects. The muscles that will be examined are: Subclavius, Pectoralis minor, Rhomboids, Infraspinatus and Serratus superior posterior. In addition, we will examine if adding treatment to muscles in the thoracic area (to the regular physical therapy treatment) will alleviate some of the sensitivity in the upper limb in CRPS patients.This will be examined in an A-B-A design: at first the patients will be examined. Then they will recieve conventional physiotherapy treatment for a month. After a month, they will be examined again, and then they will recieve soft tissue massage to the thoracic area for 15 minutes in addition to the conventional physiotherapy treatment. After a month of the combined treatment, the patients will be examined a third and final time.

Conditions

• Complex Regional Pain Syndromes

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	massage	a 15 minutes thoracic massage will be added to the regular physical therapy treatment

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-06-06
• Primary completion: 2017-09-17
• Completion: 2017-09-17
• First posted: 2017-04-12
• Last updated: 2019-09-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel