NCT03787706

Dry Needling and Electromyographic Changes in Neck Pain

Electromyographic Changes in the Cranio-Cervical Flexion Test After Dry Needling of the Upper Trapezius Muscle in Patients With Mechanical Neck Pain

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

There is evidence suggesting that patients with mechanical neck pain exhibit higher activity of the superficial neck flexor muscles during the execution of the cranio-cervical flexion test. In addition, some studies have reported the presence of active trigger points in the neck flexor and extensor muscles. Since preliminary evidence suggests that trigger points can affect motor control behaviour, it is possible that management of these trigger points with dry needling could be effective for improving muscle activity during low-load activities, such as the cranio-cervical flexion test. Therefore, the aim of this study will be to investigate the effects on electromyographical activity, pressure pain thresholds and cervical range of motion after the application of dry needling over active TrPs in the upper trapezius muscle in patients with mechanical neck pain.

Conditions

• Neck Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Dry Needling	Patients will receive dry needling over active trigger points in the upper trapezius muscle
OTHER	Manual Therapy	Patients will receive a manual compression for 30seconds over active trigger points in the upper trapezius muscle

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-01-15
• Primary completion: 2021-06-15
• Completion: 2021-09-01
• First posted: 2018-12-26
• Last updated: 2021-09-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain