Active clinical trials for "Fibromyalgia"

Myofascial pain syndrome is a common chronic disease characterized by pain and tenderness in one or more muscle groups. It is characterized by myofascial trigger points that are felt as a band or a nodule harder than normal consistency located in the muscle. Myofascial trigger points are developes as a result of muscle injury ; this can be acute trauma caused by sport injury, accident, or chronic muscle overuse by repetitive occupational activities, emotional stress or poor posture. Trigger point injection is the application of low dose local anesthetic drug into the trigger point.Its main purpose is to weaken the trigger point caused by muscle spasm.However, it may reduce pain partially or have a short duration of action, so it may need to be repeated several times at regular intervals.Trigger point injection can reach trigger points in superficial muscles With the erector spina plane block technique, more effective and long-term pain treatment can be achieved by reaching deeper trigger points. With this hypothesis, we aimed to investigate the contribution of the erector spina plane block to trigger point injection in the treatment of myofascial pain.

The aim of this study is to compare the effects of localized vibration and dry needling applied to the trigger point in the individuals with acute myofascial pain syndrome.Pressure pain threshold (PPT) was used for the primary outcome measure of the study, and pain intensity, pain tolerance and short form (SF-36) were used for secondary outcome measures.

Transcranial electrical stimulation (tCES) is a non-invasive and safe treatment, which uses a low direct current or alternating current to change the excitability of the cerebral cortex. The tCES has been applied in clinical trials related to rehabilitation research in recent years, and the safety and effectiveness have also been established. However, the existing tCES products effect on the whole brain networks and lack special waveforms. The investigators developed a wearable high-definition tCES (HD-tCES) with special waveforms. This novel stimulation system will result in more precise and focal stimulation of selected brain regions with special waveforms to display better neuromodulation performance. In this study, the investigators will preliminarily examine the effects and safety of the HD-tCES in patients with fibromyalgia. The investigators expect that the HD-tCES will relief pain, improve sleep quality, emotion, and general health of the patients.

The aim of this clinical trial is to check the effects of dry needling in the Flexor digitorum Brevis. Twenty healthy subjects wil be recruited for a quasi-experimental study. Participants will be from 18 to 40 years old, not obese. Participants will be measured before and after bilateral dry neddling in Flexor digitorum Brevis. The investigators will measure static footprint variables. The footprint variables will be divided in bilateral rear foot, bilateral midfoot, bilateral fore foot.

The aim of this clinical study is to assess the effectiveness of electroacupuncture in reducing the severity of symptoms, in improving limb function, in improving the aesthetic and motor conduction of the median nerve and in reducing its cross-sectional area at the inlet of the carpal tunnel in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. All upper extremities diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome will be treated with electroacupuncture for 8 sessions. Clinical, electrophysiological and ultrasonography outcome measures will be evaluated before and after the intervention, to assess the result.

The aim of the present study is to determine the effectiveness of probiotic and prebiotic treatments in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome.

Background: Dry needling trigger point treatment, while painful, has been demonstrated as a useful tool in fibromyalgia patients for decreasing pain and central sensitization. However, the current biopsychosocial pain paradigm indicates that fibromyalgia subjects with high levels of catastrophizing have negative thoughts related with perceived partner responses to pain, which results in an emotional and physical stress after a painful episode. Objective: To assess whether catastrophizing could influence the perception of pain during and after dry needling application. Study design: A singled-blind randomized controlled trial. Setting: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitat Jaume I Methods: Female fibromyalgia patients and number and age-matched female controls will be recruited and randomly assigned to either a real or a simulated dry needling group. The Spanish version of the pain catastrophizing scale will be used to assess the catastrophizing level of each participant before initiating any of the planned interventions. The perceived pain during and immediately after the dry needling procedure will be measured using the pain visual analogue scale, [VAS].

Myofascial pain syndrome (MAS) is a syndrome characterized by muscle spasm, tenderness, limited range of motion, stiffness, fatigue and sometimes autonomic dysfunctions accompanying pain and pain caused by trigger points in the tense bands formed in the muscles The disease is diagnosed clinically and there are many pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches in treatment. One of these treatments is dry needle therapy. Dry needling has been used for a long time in the treatment of myofascial pain syndrome. Another treatment used in the treatment of myofascial pain syndrome is balneotherapy (spa treatment At Ahi Evran University Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Center, balneotherapy is frequently used in the treatment of patients with myofascial pain syndrome. The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of dry needling and balneotherapy, which has been used in the treatment of myofascial pain syndrome for many years.

This work is part of a broader research with women with fibromyalgia. The aim of this study is to establish the effectiveness of implementation intentions to manage the preference for avoiding pain and fatigue and stop walking exercise, versus to maintain the approximate behavior (walking), taking into account high and low pain catastrophizing conditions.

Palliative Care is active holistic care offered to people who are in intense suffering related to their health, resulting from a serious life-threatening illness, with a focus on improving the quality of life. Among the symptoms that cause suffering, physical pain has a prominent role in terms of prevalence and impact on well-being, especially in the subgroup of patients with terminal cancer. Myofascial Pain Syndrome may be one of the components of pain in cancer patients in palliative care. However, the literature is scarce in defining the prevalence of this condition in this population, and there is no evidence of the benefit of needling treatment with 1% lidocaine in these patients until now. The objectives of this study are to determinate the prevalence of myofascial pain syndrome and to evaluate the effectiveness of myofascial pain treatment with 1% lidocaine injection in reducing pain in palliative cancer patients, comparing it with a control group in usual care.