Dry needling for long-lasting lower back muscle pain
Part of Pain clinical trials.
This study tests whether dry needling (thin needles placed into specific muscles) can reduce moderate, long-lasting lower back pain. It focuses on people who have pain from trigger points in a specific back muscle, rather than pain caused by other medical problems.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 45 years old
- Your back pain is moderate (30 to 60 out of 100 on a pain scale when resting)
- A clinician finds trigger points in your lower back multifidus muscle
- You can speak and read Persian
- You must not currently take blood thinners (anticoagulant medicines)
- Your pain must not be from certain spine conditions or other non-muscle causes
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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