Dry Needling With Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Exercises for Non-specific Chronic Neck Pain

Adelaida María Castro-Sánchez, Universidad de Almeria

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the effects of applying dry needling with percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation + exercises verus therapeutic execises in patients with non-specific chronic neck pain.

Detailed Description

Globally, neck pain is considered the fourth leading cause of years lived with disability. It is estimated that up to 70% of the world's population will experience neck pain at least once in their lifetime, and between 50% and 85% of cases will become chronic within a five-year period.

The point prevalence of neck pain in the adult population, aged 15-74 years, ranges from 5.9% to 38.7%. This prevalence has been observed to peak in the 50-74 age group. In 2017, the global age-standardized prevalence and incidence of neck pain were 3551.1 and 806.6 per 100,000 population, respectively.

Dry needling with percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation has positive short-term effects on pain intensity, pain-related disability, and mood in patients with chronic nonspecific neck pain, compared with no or minimal intervention. However, the long-term impact could not be assessed due to a lack of available studies. Furthermore, strong evidence has been found suggesting that dry needling with percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation may improve mental well-being and mood in patients with chronic neck pain, especially in those with pain induced by high levels of stress.

Conditions

Neck Pain

Clinical Trial

ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT07015281