Dry needling of the trapezius muscle in office workers with neck pain: a randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neck pain is a frequent complaint in office workers. This pain can be caused by myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) in the trapezius muscle. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of deep dry needling (DDN) of active MTrPs in the trapezius muscle.

Methods

A randomized, single blinded clinical trial was carried out at the Physical Therapy Department at Physiotherapy in Women's Health Research Group at Physical Therapy Department of University of Alcalá, in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain. Forty-four office workers with neck pain and active MTrPs in the trapezius muscle were randomly allocated to either the DDN or the control group (CG). The participants in the DDN group were treated with DDN of all MTrPs found in the trapezius muscle. They also received pas

SUBMITTER: Cerezo-Tellez E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4987146 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature