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Myofascial pain is a clinical problem that has generated interest, debate and confusion for decades. According to studies anywhere between 33 and 97 % of patients with musculoskeletal pain visiting physicians and manual therapists are diagnosed with Myofascial Trigger Points (MTrPs). MTrPs are localized, hyperirritable points that are associated with palpable nodules in taut bands (TB) of muscle fibres. MTrPs can be classified into active and latent. Latent MTrPs demonstrate the same clinical characteristics as active MTrPs but they do not provoke spontaneous pain. The myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) are common in healthy subjects and in patients with musculoskeletal pain, and could produce sensitive disturbances and motor dysfunctions
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Experimental Group 1 | Experimental | Neural mobilization for a total of 12 minutes |
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| Experimental Group 2 | Experimental | Soft tissue techniques and Stretching right side of the craniocervical for a total of 12 minutes |
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| Control group | Placebo Comparator | Control group |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Neural mobilization | Device | Neural mobilization on the right side of the craniocervical region for a total of 12 minutes. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change from Pain intensity at 24 hours | Pressure Pain Thresholds (PPT) will be assessed bilaterally over the masseter, temporalis, trapezius and suboccipital muscles by an assessor blinded to the subjects condition. | 24 hours, 5 minutes after the treatment |
| Maximum mouth opening without pain at 24 hours | Is the ability to open the mouth so widely as you could without pain. | 24 hours, 5 minutes after the treatment |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) at 24 hours | Will be used to measure PCS | 24 hours, 5 minutes after the treatment |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| JORGE H VILLAFAÑE | IRCCS Don Gnocchi Foundation | Principal Investigator |
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| ID | Term |
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| D009209 | Myofascial Pain Syndromes |
| D010146 | Pain |
| ID | Term |
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| D009135 | Muscular Diseases |
| D009140 | Musculoskeletal Diseases |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
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| D035061 | Control Groups |
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| D015340 | Epidemiologic Research Design |
| D004812 | Epidemiologic Methods |
| D008919 | Investigative Techniques |
| D012107 | Research Design |
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| Soft tissue techniques and Stretching | Device | Soft tissue techniques and Stretching on the right side of the craniocervical region for a total of 12 minutes |
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| Control group | Device | Did not receive any treatment. |
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| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D008722 | Methods |