NCT03762252

Dry Needling of Scalene Muscle Trigger Points in Mechanical Neck Pain

Effects of Dry Needling of Active Trigger Points in the Scalene Muscles on Individuals With Mechanical Neck Pain

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

There is preliminary evidence suggesting that referred pain from active trigger points can play a relevant role in individuals with mechanical neck pain. Some studies have investigated the effectiveness of dry needling over the upper trapezius muscle in this population. However, other muscles, such as the scalene muscles, can be also relevant for neck pain symptoms. No study has investigated the effects of the application of dry needling over active trigger points in the scalenes muscles in a sample of patients with mechanical neck pain.

Conditions

• Neck Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Dry needling	A solid filiform needle will be inserted over active trigger points in the scalene muscles for 30 seconds. The aim will be to elicit local twitch responses or the referred pain pattern of the scalene muscles.
OTHER	Manual Therapy	The therapist will apply manual compression over active trigger points in the scalene muscles for 30 seconds

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-12-05
• Primary completion: 2019-05-15
• Completion: 2019-07-01
• First posted: 2018-12-03
• Last updated: 2019-07-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain