Clinical Trial: Efficacy of Focused ESWT and Dry Needling Among Patients With Myofascial Pain Syndrome of the Upper Trapezius Muscle

U.S., Feb. 10 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07397039) titled 'Efficacy of Focused ESWT and Dry Needling Among Patients With Myofascial Pain Syndrome of the Upper Trapezius Muscle' on Nov. 07, 2022.

Brief Summary: Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is one of the most common causes of musculoskeletal pain. Among patients with MPS, the upper trapezius muscle appears to be the common muscle that generates pain in the area of upper extremity. The main target treatment for MPS is to eradicate the painful trigger points by using treatment options, such as ultrasound, laser, and dry needling (DN). In the past decade, focused extracorporeal shockwave therapy (fESWT) has become the well-known treatment for ...