U.S., June 6 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07629141) titled 'Muscle Position and Dry Needling Efficacy' on June 01.
Brief Summary: Currently, no previous studies have investigated how the position of a muscle before dry needling may influence the outcome and effectiveness of the treatment.
This study aims to demonstrate whether the position of the upper trapezius muscle during dry needling treatment influences the outcome of that treatment in subjects with neck pain.
A total of 46 participants with chronic neck pain will be recruited and randomly assigned to two groups: a dry needling group with the muscle in a stretched position and a dry needling group with the muscle in a shortened positi...