Shock Wave Therapy On Cervical Pain Following Neck Dissection Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2019-12-03
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a musculoskeletal disorder which is characterized by pain, muscle spasms and muscle tenderness, as well as a limited range of motion, weakness, and rarely, autonomous dysfunction.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Qassim University
• Collaborator: Cairo University
• Treatments: Anti-Inflammatory Agents

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Previous unilateral modified radical neck dissection.

2. Patients with myofascial pain of upper trapezius for at least 3 months.

3. Patients with palpable intramuscular taut band.

4. Restriction in cervical ROM of lateral flexion and rotation.

5. Provocation of the clinical symptoms by compression of the active trigger point

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patient who received medication or other therapies for MPS within the previous 2 months.

2. Patients with pacemaker, pregnancy

3. Open wound at the treatment area.

4. Cervical myelopathy or radiculopathy, cervical spine fracture or spondylolisthesis.

5. Rheumatoid arthritis.

6. Coagulopathy.

7. Epilepsy or any psychological disorder.