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Trial reportThe journal of physiological sciences : JPS2023

Effects of gentle mechanical skin stimulation on subjective symptoms and joint range of motions in people with chronic neck and shoulder discomfort.

Nobuhiro Watanabe, Marina Nara, Shihoko Suzuki, Masamitsu Sugie, Takao Yamamoto, Harumi Hotta

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Trial report in The journal of physiological sciences : JPS, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Nobuhiro WatanabeDepartment of Autonomic Neuroscience, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, 35-2 Sakaecho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-0015, Japan.
Marina NaraJapanese Association for Healthy Life Expectancy, Tokyo, 173-0014, Japan.
Shihoko SuzukiNHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation), Tokyo, 150-8001, Japan.
Masamitsu SugieOyama Kenko-no-Machi Clinic, Tokyo, 173-0014, Japan.
Takao YamamotoNHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation), Tokyo, 150-8001, Japan.
Harumi HottaDepartment of Autonomic Neuroscience, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, 35-2 Sakaecho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-0015, Japan. hhotta@tmig.or.jp.ORCID 0000-0002-4590-7162
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology · JPJapan Broadcasting Corporation (Japan) · JPJapan Association for Development of Community Medicine · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the efficacy of a 2-week self-administered gentle mechanical skin stimulation on chronic neck and shoulder discomfort. In participants (n = 12) with chronic neck and shoulder discomfort, subjective measures of pain sensation, discomfort, and difficulty in moving using a visual analog scale (VAS, 0-10) and objective measures of 12 different joint range of motions (ROMs) for the cervical and shoulder regions, using a digital goniometer, were collected before and after self-care with contact acupuncture, called microcones. The self-care for 2 weeks significantly (p < 0.001) decreased all VAS scores to 2.2-2.3 from baseline values of 6.0-7.4. Of the 12 ROMs tested, 8 were significantly increased (p < 0.013). This open-label study suggests the use of self-care with microcones in improving subjective symptoms and joint ROMs in people suffering from chronic neck and shoulder discomfort. However, a randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial is needed to further investigate the efficacy and safety of microcones.

Indexed as

Neck PainShoulderHumansPain MeasurementRange of Motion, ArticularTreatment OutcomeAcupunctureDifficulty in movingDiscomfortNeck and shoulder discomfortPainRange of motionSelf-careSkin stimulation

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PMID36991326
PMCPMC10715592
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