2.2. Study participants
congenital/acquired postural deformity, MTrPs, pain, myelopathy, fibromyalgia syndrome
CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY, MYELOPATHY, FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME
Participants aged between 20 and 40 years with mechanical neck pain localized in the neck or scapular areas and 1 to 2 active MTrPs in the upper Trapezius muscle (unilateral) were included. Exclusions encompassed cases of fibromyalgia syndrome, cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy, prior cervical spine surgery, congenital/acquired postural deformity, active MTrPs in bilateral upper Trapezius muscles, and treatment for pain within 1 month before the study.