40
Participants
Start Date
April 24, 2025
Primary Completion Date
May 25, 2025
Study Completion Date
June 10, 2025
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy
A single session of focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) applied to the upper trapezius muscle (2300 shocks). The treatment is applied to the muscle belly region with coupling gel, without local anesthesia. The protocol is designed to assess the acute effects of ESWT on muscle stiffness measured using shear-wave elastography.
RECRUITING
University of Primorska, Faculty of Health Sciences, Izola, Izola
University of Primorska
OTHER