Effectiveness of Soft Tissue Mobilization

University of Lahore

Status: Completed

Conditions: Tension-Type Headache

Treatments: Other: soft tissue mobilization; Other: cervical stretching

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05305703

ECCR/ Ref No.: BI-14/DPT2019

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of soft tissue mobilization and trigger point release verses stretching in tension-type headache among university students. Two randomized groups of participants with tension type headache will be treated with combination therapy of soft tissue mobilization and trigger point release therapy after the application of hot-pack in experimental group while control group received stretching of cervical muscles after hot-pack application .Both, male and female patients meeting the inclusion criteria will be included. Patients having malignancy and cervical tumor will be excluded.

Full description

It was a Randomized Control Trial Study. Study setting was Bashir Institute of Health sciences. Inclusion Criteria was Age 18 to 25 year's students, with tension type headache and trigger point in neck muscles. 30 Subjects were randomly and equally allocated to experimental group (n=15) and control group (n=15) through toss and coin method. Outcomes include cervical range of motions were measured by Goniometer and VAS for paini.e., used at baseline and at the final session for duration of 3 weeks.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 25 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age between 18-25 years.
• Both Male and Female gender
• Trigger points in neck muscles

Exclusion criteria

• Patients taking pharmacologicaldrugs.
• Presence of co morbidities.
• Malignancy/ Trauma in cervical region
• Skin infections or open wound in cervical region

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Cervical muscles Stretching

Experimental group

Description:

Stretching is applied to the effected muscles in order to increase the muscle length and flexibility by breaking adhesions. Stretching exercises considerably decrease neck pain and improve range of motion

Treatment:

Other: cervical stretching

Soft tissue mobilization with trigger point release.

Experimental group

Description:

Soft tissue mobilization increases skin temperature, a rise in skin temperature indicates increase blood flow of involved area, provide relaxation and reduce muscle tension.Trigger point therapy is consisting of rubbing and pressing on trigger points.Heavy pressure must be applied to release trigger, light pressure is not effective. Pressure should be applied slowly and released slowly for best results and the pressure should be maintained until there is a change in pain

Treatment:

Other: soft tissue mobilization