Effect of Muscle Energy Technique Versus Myofascial Release on Cervical and Lumbar Pain

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Lumbar Pain Syndrome; Cervical Pain

Treatments: Other: Myofascial release; Other: Muscle energy technique

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05785104

012/004046

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to determine the effect of muscle energy technique versus myofascial release on cervical and lumbar pain in premenopausal women with fibromyalgia

Full description

Fibromyalgia is an idiopathic, non articular pain syndrome with generalized tender points. It is multisystem disease characterized by sleep disturbance and fatigue. It affect 5% of the world population. The incidence is higher in women than in men. And the age is between 30 and 35 years old.

Enrollment: 74 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 30 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Premenopausal women with fibromyalgia
• Ages ranges between 30 - 45 years old
• Body mass index < 35 kg/m2
• All are medically stable

Exclusion criteria

• specific cervical and lumbar pain
• Smokers
• Pregnant women
• Medically unstable
• Postmenopausal women

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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74 participants in 2 patient groups

Myofascial release

Experimental group

Description:

The patients will receive myofascial release technique on cervical and lumbar regions three times per week for four weeks

Treatment:

Other: Myofascial release

Muscle energy technique

Experimental group

Description:

The patients will receive muscle energy technique for cervical and lumbar regions three times per week for four weeks

Treatment:

Other: Muscle energy technique