The aim of this study is to determinate the effects of percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in the short-term for pain in patients with myofascial chronic neck pain.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
60
Needling with acupuncture needle in a myofascial trigger point.
Application of TENS current after dry needling technique
CSEU La Salle
Aravaca, Madrid, Spain
Neck Pain
Visual analog scale. A 100mm VAS, ranging from 0mm (no pain) to 100mm (worst imaginable pain).
Time frame: 4 days
Post-needling pain
Visual analog scale. A 100mm VAS, ranging from 0mm (no pain) to 100mm (worst imaginable pain).
Time frame: 4 days
Pressure Pain threshold
Pressure needed to evoke pain recognized by patient. Measured using an algometer in Kg/cm2
Time frame: 4 days
Range of Motion
The subjects sat in a chair and a CROM goniometer was placed over the head. They were asked to perform active neck movements to the fullest extent of their mobility. Each movement was recorded three times and the average value was calculated.
Time frame: 4 days
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