Effects Of Dry Needling and Dry Needling Combined with Electrical Stimulation on Pain and Function in Patients with Subacute Musculoskeletal Neck Pain Following Myofascial Trigger Points
Keywords:
Neck Pain, dry needling, electrical stimulation, myofascial trigger point, upper quadrant musclesAbstract
Study design: Double Blinded RCT. Objectives: Study the effects of dry needling (DN) and dry needling combined with electrical stimulation(EDN) on pain and function in patients with subacute neck pain following myofascial trigger points in upper quadrant muscles. Method: Thirty patient will be randomly allocated into two groups one receives DN +hot pack and group two receive EDN + hot pack. Each protocol of intervention consists of 6 sessions for 3 weeks (2 sessions per week) and checking VAS and ROM and NDI and FCE before and after treatment. Result: Thirty patients were including in the study, 17 men and 13 women, VAS for pain at rest and at movement showed improvement in both group DN and EDN with an improvement advantage for the EDN group (p=0.000). And also for FCE we showed improvement and correlation in both group DN and EDN with an improvement advantage for the EDN group (p=0.000). and second outcome measure NDI we showed also improvement in both group DN and EDN with an improvement advantage for the EDN group(p=0.000). And for ROM of cervical also we showed improvement in both group DN and EDN and no significant different between two group the (P=0.000). Conclusion: The combination of dry needling, Electrical stimulation, and conventional therapy can be effective protocol for relieving pain, improving disability, function, at the patients with subacute neck pain following myofascial trigger points in upper quadrant muscles. The Application of dry needling, Electrical stimulation, and conventional therapy has no additional effects compare to dry needling therapy on improving identified ROM measures in these patients.
Downloads
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
You are free to:
- Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially.
- Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.
- The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.
Under the following terms:
- Attribution — You must give appropriate credit , provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made . You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
Notices:
You do not have to comply with the license for elements of the material in the public domain or where your use is permitted by an applicable exception or limitation .
No warranties are given. The license may not give you all of the permissions necessary for your intended use. For example, other rights such as publicity, privacy, or moral rights may limit how you use the material.
