Effectiveness of Dry Needling and Ischaemic Trigger Point Compression of the Levator Scapulae in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain: A Short-Term Randomized Clinical Trial

Effectiveness of Dry Needling and Ischaemic Trigger Point Compression of the Levator Scapulae in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain: A Short-Term Randomized Clinical Trial

Background: Chronic neck pain (CNP) may be associated with latent myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) in the levator scapulae (LS), which can be treated with ischemic compression (IC) and dry needling (DN). Variables and elastography changes are evaluated to compare the short-term efficacy of two trea...

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Main Authors: Jorge Velázquez Saornil, Zacarías Sánchez Milá, Angélica Campón Chekroun, José Manuel Barragán Casas, Raúl Frutos Llanes, David Rodríguez Sanz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-09-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
chronic neck pain
myofascial pain syndrome
manual therapies
trigger points
ultrasound elastography
physiotherapy techniques
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/19/6136

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