Trial reportBioMed research international2020
Efficacy of Combination Therapies on Neck Pain and Muscle Tenderness in Male Patients with Upper Trapezius Active Myofascial Trigger Points.
Trial report in BioMed research international, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Effects of Lower Trapezius Strengthening Versus Scapular Mobility Exercise on Pain, Range of Motion and Disability Among Snooker Players in Unilateral Neck Pain
A Comparative Study on the Effect of Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Ischemic Compression on Trapezius Trigger Points
Who cites it
18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
- Massage for neck pain.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of ischemic compression on myofascial pain syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2022Pooled it
- Acute effects of aerobic versus combined aerobic and cervical-upper extremity resistance exercise on pressure pain threshold, pain perception, and fatigue in workers exposed to high ergonomic risk with chronic non-specific neck pain: a randomized controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Trial
- Effects of autogenic and reciprocal inhibition techniques with conventional therapy in mechanical neck pain - a randomized control trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Trial
- Rapid Improvement in Neck Disability, Mobility, and Sleep Quality with Chronic Neck Pain Treated by Fu's Subcutaneous Needling: A Randomized Control Study.Pain research & management · 2022Trial
- Comparative efficacy of myofascial release versus stretching combined with high-powered pulsed therapeutic ultrasound in amateur overhead athletes with active trapezius trigger point pain: a randomized clinical trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Review
- Short-Term Effect of Percussive Massage Therapy for Chronic Neck Pain Patients With Active Myofascial Trigger Points: A Randomized Trial.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2025Article
- Anatomical landmarks and procedure technique of Levator Scapulae Plane Block (LeSP block): Case report: Ultrasound-guided block of the superficial, deep and distal planes of the levator scapulae muscle for treatment of shoulder girdle myofascial pain.Radiology case reports · 2024Article
- Effect of myofascial release and muscle energy technique on patients with chronic neck pain: a scoping review.Physical activity and nutrition · 2024Article
- Effect of conventional physiotherapy versus strain counter for trapezitis patients.Bioinformation · 2024Article
- Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization versus Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique in Nonspecific Chronic Neck Pain: Single-blinding Randomized Trial.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2023Article
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- The Efficacy of Ruesi Dadton and Yoga on Reducing Neck and Shoulder Pain in Office Workers.International journal of exercise science · 2023Article
- Bibliometric Analysis of Research Trends on Tuina Manipulation for Neck Pain Treatment Over the Past 10 Years.Journal of pain research · 2023Review
- Combined Effects of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy and Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition on Myofascial Trigger Points of Upper Trapezius: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2021Article
- Pressing Intervention Promotes the Skeletal Muscle Repair of Traumatic Myofascial Trigger Points in Rats.Journal of pain research · 2021Article
- Myofascial Pain Syndrome and Its Relation to Trigger Points, Facial Form, Muscular Hypertrophy, Deflection, Joint Loading, Body Mass Index, Age and Educational Status.Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community DentistryArticle
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Myofascial pain syndrome, thought to be the main cause of neck pain and shoulder muscle tenderness in the working population, is characterized by myofascial trigger points (MTrPs). This study aimed to examine the immediate and short-term effect of the combination of two therapeutic techniques for improving neck pain and muscle tenderness in male patients with upper trapezius active MTrPs. This study was a pretest-posttest single-blinded randomized controlled trial. Sixty male subjects with mechanical neck pain due to upper trapezius active MTrPs were recruited and randomly allocated into group A, which received muscle energy technique (MET) and ischemic compression technique (ICT) along with conventional intervention; group B, which received all the interventions of group A except ICT; and group C, which received conventional treatment only. Baseline (Pr), immediate postintervention (Po), and 2-week follow-up (Fo) measurements were made for all variables. Pain intensity and pressure pain threshold (PPT) were assessed by a visual analog scale (VAS) and pressure threshold meter, respectively. All the three groups received their defined intervention plans only. Repeated-measures analysis of variance was used to perform intra- and intergroup analyses. Cohen's
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