The analgesic effects of ultrasound-guided dry-needling therapy will be evaluated in the management of head and neck pain.
The analgesic effects of ultrasound-guided dry-needling therapy will be evaluated in the management of head and neck pain by myofascial active and latent trigger point. The myofascial pain control will be assessed for the superficial and deep posterolateral muscle complex of neck. The analgesic request, Range Of Motion (ROM), Motion Related Pain (MRP) and the quality of life, will be also assessed.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
The needle will be insert under ultrasound guidance to elicit the myofascial response on the neck of the patients
San Salvatore Academic Hospital
Coppito, L'Aquila, Italy
Trigger Point
The number of the elicited myofascial trigger points assessed during dry-needling treatment
Time frame: The first hour of the treatment
Analgesic request
The analgesic request will be assessed in mg of equianalgesic morphine
Time frame: 3 months trom treatment
Karnofsky Performance Status
The quality of life assessed by Karnofsky Performance Status (a 0-100 steps scale, from 0 \[Dead\] to 100 \[Normal no complaints; no evidence of disease\]).
Time frame: 3 months from treatment
Range Of Motion (ROM)
The alpha angle expressed in degrees and assessed during
Time frame: 3 months after treatment
Motion Related Pain
Pain assessed by Numeric Rating Scale (a 10-steps scale, from 0 \[no pain\] to 10 \[worse pain\]), during flexion, extension and rotation of neck and head
Time frame: 3 months after treatment
Perception
Pain assessed by Numeric Rating Scale (a 10-steps scale, from 0 \[no pain\] to 10 \[worse pain\])
Time frame: 3 months after treatment
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