Comparative Impact of Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique, Dry Cupping and Dry Needling on Mechanical Neck Pain; A Randomized Controlled Trial

Beni-Suef University80 enrolled

Overview

This study ill include four treatment groups. Group A who will receive traditional physical therapy, group B who will receive INIT plus traditional physical therapy , group C who will receive dry cupping therapy plus traditional physical therapy or group D will receive Dry needling therapy plus traditional physical therapy . All groups completed 4 weeks of intervention.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Mechanical Neck Pain Dry Needling Technique Dry Cupping Technique

Interventions

subjects will receive strengthening and stretching exercises

Integrated neuromuscular inhibition techniqueOTHER

The subjects receive the Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique, which consists of ischemic compression, strain-counterstrain, and muscle energy techniques.

Dry NeedlingDEVICE

subjects in this group will receive Dry needling therapy, two sessions per week for four weeks

Dry cuppingDEVICE

Patients in this group will receive Dry cupping therapy, two sessions per week for four weeks

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 40 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * Medically competent men and women will be included They had chronic MTrPs in the upper trapezius for more than 6 months Diagnostic criteria of being a tight band with a palpable nodule and distant pain when subjected to pressure Exclusion Criteria: * subjects with previous neck or shoulder pathology (e.g., fracture, sur¬gery, inflammatory and infectious diseases), cervical disc pathology, systemic disorder, fibromyalgia, those who underwent physical therapy for at least the previous 3 months

Locations (1)

Faculty of Physical Therapy

Giza, Egypt

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

pain intensity

pain intensity will be measured by visual analogue scale

Time frame: 0-4 weeks

pain pressure threshold

The pressure algometer will measure the pain pressure threshold

Time frame: 0-4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Neck Disability Index

The Neck Disability Index is a questionnaire to measure function

Time frame: 0-4 weeks

Central Contacts

Dina Al-Amir Mohamed, Lecturer

CONTACT

002+01229370053 dinaalamir@pt.bsu.edu.eg

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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