Effect of Shock Wave Therapy on Myofascial Pain Syndrome in Adolescent Athletes

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Designed physical therapy program: Both groups will receive a designed physical therapy program, in the form of myofascial trigger points pressure release, stretching of the upper trapezius muscle, strengthening exercises, and infrared radiation for 4 weeks.

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT): Adolescents of the experimental group will receive Extracorporeal shock wave therapy with the following parameters; low-level energy radial extracorporeal shock wave by (STORZ MEDICAL Master Pulse MP200), each subject received 3 sessions per week for 4 weeks with 700 impulse/session 400 impulse was applied to tight band and 300 impulses will be applied surrounding the tight band, with frequency \[10HZ\], resulting in positive energy flux density \[EFD\] 0.056mJ/mm.

Study summary

The purpose of the study is to determine the effect of extracorporeal shockwave therapy on pain, neck range of motion, and functional activity in adolescent athletes.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Assessment of pain level — 4 weeks
  By Pain Quality Assessment Scale (PQAS), which help to measure different aspects of pain. For one patient, a pain might feel extremely hot and burning, but not at all dull, while another patient may not experience any burning pain, but feel like their pain is very dull and achy. High test-retest reliability has been observed in both literate and illiterate patients with neuropathic pain, for construct validity, was high in patients with chronic pain conditions. The scale creates a 20- item measures that would be even more useful for assessing neuropathic pain and also would be used to assess pain qualities associated with non-neuropathic pain. PQAS can be scored as individual ratings (20 items), or the PQAS items can be combined into composite scores.

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