Application of Massage to the Dorsal Paravertebral Muscles and Its Efficacy in the Treatment of Neck Pain

Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Neck pain is a common disorder in industrialized countries. Manual therapy techniques have been commonly used in the treatment of this problem. Actually, there is no research work that has evaluated the work well of treatment with soft tissue techniques (massage) applied to the dorsal paravertebral muscle in the management of neck pain. The goal of this study (clinical trial) is to compare the efficacy of a massage protocol performed on the dorsal region in subjects with mechanical neck pain. The researchers will compare: A group that will be treated with a local protocol of cervical manual therapy and therapeutic exercise along with the treatment(massage) of the thoracic region. Another group that will be treated only with a local protocol of cervical manual therapy and therapeutic exercise. It is to see if the inclusion of treatment of the thoracic region improves the local intervention in cervical region.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 70
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• Subjects with neck pain.

• Pain between 4 and 7 points according to a visual anological scale.

• Neck pain lasting more than three months

Locations
Other Locations
Spain
Physioterapy and Pain center research
RECRUITING
Alcalá De Henares
Contact Information
Primary
Patricia Martinez-Merinero, PhD
gifyd@uah.es
+34 8855142
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-04-04
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-02-15
Participants
Target number of participants: 60
Treatments
Experimental: Neck pain massage
Subjects in this group will be treated with a neck muscle massage protocol.
Experimental: Neck and thoracic massage
Subjects in this group will be treated with a massage protocol of the neck muscles and the posterior thoracic region.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: University of Alcala

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