Myofascial pain (MPS) is the leading cause of chronic and persistent regional pain, affecting as many as 85% of the general population. A variety of treatment methods for myofascial pain have been investigated, including injection of saline, local anesthetics and steroids, dry needle, mini-scalpel, rich platelet plasma and radiofrequency ablation. Ultrasound guided dry needle (DN) and pulsed radiofrequency ablation (PRF) of the trigger point have been considered as two effective and promising treatments for myofascial pain. As far as searched, we failed to identify any study comparing the effects of DN and PRF in myofascial pain patients.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
108
ultrasound-guided intramuscular and interfascial pulsed radiofrequency ablation
ultrasound-guided intramuscular and interfascial dry needling
Pain VAS score
Pain evaluated by a 100mm line, 0mm indicates no pain, 100mm indicates the worst pain imaginable.
Time frame: Postoperative six months
Pain VAS score
Pain evaluated by a 100mm line, 0mm indicates no pain, 100mm indicates the worst pain imaginable.
Time frame: postoperaitve day 0 and postoperative 1 and 3 months
NDI
Neck disability index
Time frame: postoperaitve day 0 and postoperative 1, 3 and 6 months
PHQ9
patient health questionnaire
Time frame: postoperaitve day 0 and postoperative 1, 3 and 6 months
GAD7
generalized anxiety disorder (GAD-7) scale
Time frame: postoperaitve day 0 and postoperative 1, 3 and 6 months
Sleep status
Likert scale 1 to 5, 1 indicates very bad, 5 indicates very good
Time frame: postoperaitve day 0 and postoperative 1, 3 and 6 months
SF36
health related quality of life short form 36 scale
Time frame: postoperaitve day 0 and postoperative 1, 3 and 6 months
Mechanical pain threshold
Mechanical pain threshold will be tested by pressing the pain point with an ergometer for three times and calculated the mean value of the pressure.
Time frame: postoperaitve day 0 and postoperative 1, 3 and 6 months
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