EFFECT OF MYOFASCIAL RELEASE THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH CERVICAL MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROME (NCT06498466) | Clinical Trial Compass
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EFFECT OF MYOFASCIAL RELEASE THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH CERVICAL MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROME
Turkey (Türkiye)60 participantsStarted 2022-01-01
Plain-language summary
Objectives: To investigate the effects of myofascial release therapy (MRT) on pain, number of trigger points (TP), pressure pain threshold (PPT), cervical range of motion (ROM), neck disability, and quality of life in the neck pain due to cervical myofascial pain syndrome (MPS).
In this prospective study, patients in Group I (n=30) underwent a standard physical therapy program. Patients in Group II (n=30) additionally underwent MRT 3 days a week. Before and on the 15th day after treatment, patients' pain was measured by visual analog scale (VAS), TP numbers by palpation, PPTs by pressure algometer, cervical ROM by goniometer, disability by Neck Disability Index (NDI) and quality of life by Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) was evaluated.
Who can participate
Age range
18 Years – 65 Years
Sex
ALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* volunteer patients between the ages of 18-65 who complained of neck pain lasting more than 1 month and met the Travell and Simons criteria for the diagnosis of Myofascial pain syndrome
Exclusion Criteria:
* presence of known infectious, inflammatory, tumoral, and advanced degenerative diseases that may cause neck pain, presence of pain reflected from internal organs, history of spine or shoulder fracture or surgery, presence of nerve root involvement findings due to cervical discopathy, having a history of neck manipulation or invasive procedures in the last 3 months.
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