NCT06240975

Theragun vs Dry Needling on Neck Pain, Range of Motion and Disability Among Heavy Weightlifters

Comparative Effects of Theragun and Dry Needling on Neck Pain, Range of Motion and Disability Among Heavy Weightlifters

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 28 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Riphah International University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 20 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The study is randomized and single-blinded. Ethical approval is taken from ethical committee of Riphah International University, Lahore. Participants who meet the inclusion criteria will be enrolled and allocated in group A \& B through sealed envelope method by Non-probability Convenient random sampling technique. Subjects in Group A will receive Theragun technique. Group B will receive Dry Needling technique.

Detailed description

The objective of the study is to determine the Comparative effects of theragun and dry needling on neck pain, range of motion and disability among heavy weightlifters. The study is randomized and single-blinded. Ethical approval is taken from ethical committee of Riphah International University, Lahore. Participants who meet the inclusion criteria will be enrolled and allocated in group A \& B through sealed envelope method by Non-probability Convenient random sampling technique. Subjects in Group A will receive Theragun technique. Group B will receive Dry Needling technique. Neck Disability index (NDI), Universal Goniometer, Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) will be used to assess at the baseline and after the completion of treatment at 6 weeks. The data will be analyzed by SPSS, version 25. Statistical significance is P=0.05.

Conditions

• Dry Needling
• Neck Pain
• Range of Motion
• Weight Lifting

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Theragun Technique	Use the Theragun for a designated duration per session, such as 5-10 minutes for one session per week for 6 weeks
OTHER	Dry Needling Technique	Dry needle deep (20 mm) TrP acupuncture of myofascial duration per session, such as 5-10 minutes for one session per week for 6 weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-10-20
• Primary completion: 2024-02-20
• Completion: 2024-02-20
• First posted: 2024-02-05
• Last updated: 2024-02-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan