Effectiveness of Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation and Dry Needling in Patients with Myofascial Pain Syndrome of Neck
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peripheral nerve stimulation, dry needling, myofascial pain syndrome of neckAbstract
Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a common cause of patient with neck pain. Dry needling (DN) is a popular and accepted method for the treatment in MPS patient. Currently, there are more MPS patients treated with peripheral nerve stimulation (PMS). This research aimed to compare the effectiveness of these two techniques: the DN and the MPS. The samples were 44 patients with MPS of neck. They were randomized into 2 groups: PMS group and DN group. The median score of visual analog scale (VAS) and Thai Neck Disability Index (NDI-TH) were used to measure before treatment, after 2 and 4 weeks of treatment, respectively. Results showed that both the PMS group and the DN group had a statistically significant decreased in median score of VAS and NDI-TH at 2 and 4 weeks after treatment. When comparing the change in scores between PMS and DN groups, it was found that the median VAS and NDI-TH scores was not statistically significantly different. Therefore, this research found that PMS reduced pain and increased activity capacity in MPS of neck patients was not different from the treatment by dry needling.
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