70
Participants
Start Date
September 20, 2022
Primary Completion Date
January 1, 2023
Study Completion Date
January 1, 2023
high power pain threshold ultrasound
After explaining the procedure, and the trigger points will be marked by a physical therapist that . Then, the hand placed next to the prone position with the head in the neutral position, and the hands placed next to the body. The frequency was set to 1 MHz, and the intensity increased from 0.5 to 2 until the patient reported an unpleasant sensation. The probe will be held there for 4 s; then, the intensity was reduced by 50%, and the probe was moved over and around the trigger point. This process is done several times for three minutes.
traditional therapy
the patients will receive traditional therapy in the form of postural correction exercise, active range of motion and stretching exercise for cervical muscles
Al Shaymaa Shaaban Abd El Azeim, Giza
Cairo University
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