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The Synergistic Effects of Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique and Dry Cupping Therapy on Pain Modulation and Functional Recovery on Myofascial Trigger Points of Upper Trapezius

No phase Interventional Mechanical Neck Pain

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: Dry Cupping Therapy, Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique, stretching and strengthening exercises, combined integrated neuromuscular inhibition, dry cupping and stretching and strengthening exercises.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Mechanical Neck Pain. Basic parameters: 18 years — 40 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
Egypt
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Official title

The Synergistic Effects of Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique and Dry Cupping Therapy on Pain Modulation and Functional Recovery on Myofascial Trigger Points of Upper Trapezius: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Overview

The purpose of the study is to investigate the Synergistic Effects of the Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique and Dry Cupping Therapy on Pain Modulation and functional recovery on Myofascial Trigger Points of the upper trapezius

Interventions

  • Device Dry Cupping Therapy
    The patients receive dry cupping therapy for 10 min on the marked trigger point using a plastic set with a hand vacuum pump
  • Other Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique
    The patients receive the Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique, which consists of ischemic compression, strain-counterstrain, and muscle energy techniques.
  • Other stretching and strengthening exercises
    The patients receive stretching and strengthening exercises
  • Other combined integrated neuromuscular inhibition, dry cupping and stretching and strengthening exercises
    the patients recive all the three interventions

Primary outcome measures

  • Pain intensity [Time frame: 0-4 weeks]
  • pain pressure threshold [Time frame: 0-4 weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
  • Neck Disability Index [Time frame: 0-4 weeks]

Eligibility criteria

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

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Allocation
Randomized
Model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double blind
Primary purpose
Treatment

Study locations

Egypt · 1 center
  • Faculty of Physical Therapy — Giza

Identifiers

NCT: NCT07027644 · BeniSuefU25

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗