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

No phase Interventional Mechanical Neck Pain Dry Needling Technique Dry Cupping Technique

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In plain language

An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.

What is being studied
The protocol lists: strengthening and stretching exercises, Integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique, Dry Needling, Dry cupping.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Mechanical Neck Pain, Dry Needling Technique, Dry Cupping Technique. 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
Next step
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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.

Interventions

  • Other strengthening and stretching exercises
    subjects will receive strengthening and stretching exercises
  • Other Integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique
    The subjects receive the Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique, which consists of ischemic compression, strain-counterstrain, and muscle energy techniques.
  • Device Dry Needling
    subjects in this group will receive Dry needling therapy, two sessions per week for four weeks
  • Device Dry cupping
    Patients in this group will receive Dry cupping therapy, two sessions per week for four weeks

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: NCT07711041 · Beni-Suef005

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗