View clinical trials related to Myofascial Pain Syndromes.
Filter by:Although there are many studies evaluating adherence to supervised walking programs in patients with fibromyalgia (FM), there are limited studies evaluating adherence to unsupervised walking programs.
The aim of this study is to compare the effects of dry needling treatment (DN) and ozone treatment on pain and functionality in individuals with myofascial pain syndrome affecting the upper trapezius (UT) region.
The aim of this intervention is to measure the impact of a 12-session intervention with Arts in Health methodology on the quality of life of the population with fibromyalgia. The main questions it aims to answer are: - To know if the methodology of Arts in Health is effective for the improvement of the functional capacity of people with fibromyalgia - Which are the most effective techniques within this intervention During the intervention, the participants will take part in mindfulness sessions, dance, visual thinking strategies, aimed at a greater understanding of the disease and the development of healthy habits. The results of this intervention are compared with a control group, in which the same scales and instruments will be passed in the same period of time. To complete the information gathering, a focus group will be held to obtain qualitative information about the experience of the participants.
Myofascial pain is characterized by myofascial trigger points, considered as a major cause of neck and shoulder pain in the working population. Thread-embedding acupuncture is a new acupuncture modality that can provide long-term stimulation aimed at prolonging its therapeutic effect that is similar to conventional acupuncture, such as analgesic effects. The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate and compare the effects of thread-embedding acupuncture and sham thread-embedding acupuncture as a therapy for myofascial pain in the upper trapezius muscle. The primary aim of this study is to investigate whether thread-embedding acupuncture therapy gives better and last longer results for myofascial pain of the upper trapezius muscle than sham thread-embedding acupuncture.
This is an ongoing, prospective, and retrospective cohort study of fibromyalgia patients who receive clinical care at Swing Care (a fibromyalgia virtual specialty clinic). Deidentified data on demographics, clinical outcomes, patients' treatment engagement and preference, as well as patients' satisfaction are obtained and analyzed via retrospective and prospective chart review. A waiver of informed consent has been approved by the reviewing Institutional Review Board.
The aim of this study is to compare the developed home-based surface electrical stimulation program to the controls in computer office workers with MPS.
The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to find the effect of muscle energy technique for trigger points of muscle of mastication for reducing pain , improving mouth opening and jaw functional limitations.
To compare the effects of Bowen's and Graston Technique in patients of chronic low back pain for reducing pain, enhancing lumbar range of motion and physical functioning and reducing depression.
Fibromyalgia is a syndrome characterized by chronic generalized musculoskeletal pain, accompanied by other symptoms such as fatigue, sleep disturbance and depression. Complaints of memory deficit, cognitive dysfunction, headache and gastrointestinal disorders are also common. Although it is a relatively common syndrome, exist a limited effectiveness of the pharmacologycal treatment. However, In the last years new therapeutic and diagnostic options have been sought. This scenario includes the use of different techniques of non-invasive brain stimulation, such as transcranial direct current magnetic stimulation (tDCS) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), which have already had promising results in reducing pain. Based on the above, the objective of this research is to evaluate the effect of cerebellar tDCS on clinical measures of pain and cortical excitability in patients with fibromyalgia. In this study, the intervention consists of a single tDCS session in which two devices will be used simultaneously. The active electrode will be placed in the cerebellum and/or in the primary motor cortex and the cathode in the contralateral supraorbital region. It is expected that the application of this protocol will be able to have a modulatory effect on clinical pain measures. In addition to producing changes in cortical excitability as a reflection of the integration between the cerebellum-thalamus-cortical pathways.
Studies with quantitative electroencephalogram (qEEG) in people with fibromyalgia showed the existence of distinct patterns of brain electrical activity when compared to healthy individuals. Such dysfunctional patterns may be correlated to clinical symptoms of the syndrome as chronic pain and emotional disorders (depression and anxiety). As chronic pain can be considered a multidimensional symptom, its evaluation should consider beyond others, two main dimensions: the sensitive-discriminative dimension and the affective-motivational dimension. Previous studies have been describing distinct brain areas as neural substrates for processing such dimensions of pain. Thus, the identification of electrophysiological biomarkers (i.e., as qEEG measures) allowing to perform an evaluation between dysfunctional patterns of brain electrical activity and different dimensions of pain seems to be a promising path in the search for a better understanding of the syndrome as well as for more individualized and effective therapeutic approaches. Our objective was to investigate whether dysfunctional patterns of brain electrical activity in frontal and central areas of people with fibromyalgia are differently related to dimensions of pain (sensory-discriminative and affective-motivational) and to emotional disorders (depression and anxiety).