Effect of Thoracic Manipulation on Latent Trigger Point

Pamukkale University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Trigger Points

Treatments: Other: Sham thrust manipulation; Other: Thrust manipulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05554887

26.07.2022/11

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of one session thoracic manipulation on pressure pain threshold and rhomboid muscle strength in healthy individuals with latent trigger point.

Full description

Within the scope of the study, all individuals studying at Sarayköy Vocational School and volunteering to participate in the study will be screened.Immediately after determining the latent trigger points in the rhomboid muscles, the participants will be randomized by computer method and divided into 2 groups. Participants who underwent thrust thoracic manipulation will form the study group, and participants who received sham thrust thoracic manipulation will form the control group.Pressure pain threshold will be evaluated with an algometer and rhomboid muscle strength will be evaluated with a hand dynamometer.

Enrollment: 38 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• not having any systemic disease
• not having any neuromuscular deficit
• To be defined as inactive (less than 30 minutes of moderate physical activity five times a week) according to the minimum activity guidelines published by the American College of Sports Medicine

Exclusion criteria

• Being actively involved in any sport
• Participating in a regular exercise program

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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38 participants in 2 patient groups

Thrust manipulation Group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants undergoing thrust manipulation

Treatment:

Other: Thrust manipulation

Sham thrust manipulation group

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Participants undergoing sham thrust manipulation

Treatment:

Other: Sham thrust manipulation