Effects of Paraffin Wax Therapy vs METs in Post Burn Hand Contractures

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Contracture, Hand

Treatments: Other: Paraffin wax bath therapy; Other: Paraffin Wax Bath Therapy and Muscle Energy Techniques

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06198062

REC/RCR&AHS/23/0736

Details and patient eligibility

About

The degree of the burn and the rate of scar development during healing are the main determinants of loss of hand function following thermal injury. Compared to adults, managing these injuries in children presents unique challenges due to three factors: (I) children's thin hand skin makes it difficult to protect deep hilar structures; (II) rapid growth of the hand and fingers in the second and third years of life can cause contusion scar deformity; and (III) treatment is frequently challenging due to the young child's lack of cooperation. The manual technique known as Muscle Energy Technique (MET) primarily targets the soft tissues, although it also has significant effects on the muscles. Osteopaths and is currently utilized by a variety of manual therapy professions as a contribution to joint mobilization. This method is also known as the active muscular relaxation technique or the muscle energy technique. Exercise is necessary to maintain mobility, which in turn depends on overcoming dryness and decreased suppleness of the scar tissue across the joint, which in turn depends on preventing joint stiffness. Heat therapy for the relief of joint pain and stiffness was established using paraffin and prolonged stretching. When used as a treatment method, paraffin wax is heated to a temperature between 115 and 118 degrees.

Full description

The degree of the burn and the rate of scar development during healing are the main determinants of loss of hand function following thermal injury. Compared to adults, managing these injuries in children presents unique challenges due to three factors: (I) children's thin hand skin makes it difficult to protect deep hilar structures; (II) rapid growth of the hand and fingers in the second and third years of life can cause contusion scar deformity; and (III) treatment is frequently challenging due to the young child's lack of cooperation. The manual technique known as Muscle Energy Technique (MET) primarily targets the soft tissues, although it also has significant effects on the muscles. Osteopaths and is currently utilized by a variety of manual therapy professions as a contribution to joint mobilization. This method is also known as the active muscular relaxation technique or the muscle energy technique. Exercise is necessary to maintain mobility, which in turn depends on overcoming dryness and decreased suppleness of the scar tissue across the joint, which in turn depends on preventing joint stiffness. Heat therapy for the relief of joint pain and stiffness was established using paraffin and prolonged stretching. When used as a treatment method, paraffin wax is heated to a temperature between 115 and 118 degrees.

It will be randomized controlled trail. In which convenient sampling technique will be used. Two groups will be formed in which participants will be divided by lottery method. Group A will be treated by paraffin wax bath therapy and Group B treated by paraffin wax bath therapy with muscle energy technique. The result after statistical analysis will either show this intervention is effective or not. Result will be analyzed on SPSS

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 12 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Child with age 4 to 12 yrs
• Mild and moderate type of contracture
• Loss up to one third and two third of ranges
• Recently healed wounds to be sure that no open area exist
• Post burn contracture
• Without fragile blistering

Exclusion Criteria

• Severe type of contractures
• Loss of more than two-third of ranges
• Any spinal cord injuries
• Children with rigid spastic contractures
• Contractures other than burn
• Wounds that have open area and risk of bleeding occurs

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Paraffin wax bath therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Heat therapy for the relief of joint pain and stiffness was established using paraffin and prolonged stretching. When used as a treatment method, paraffin wax is heated to a temperature between 115 and 118 degrees. One step of the paraffin treatment is cleaning. (1) Drying the damaged area and making sure the skin is covered in plastic, (2) Wrapping any small open wounds in plastic, (3) Applying paraffin wax to the affected area, (4) Stretching the affected extremity for 20 minutes, (5)Covering the area with an ACE bandage or a towel to prevent the wax from cooling too quickly

Treatment:

Other: Paraffin wax bath therapy

Muscle energy technique

Experimental group

Description:

Reciprocal inhibition, hypertonic antagonists can reflexively inhibiting their agonist muscle. Therefore, in the presence of short and tight antagonist muscles, restoring normal muscle tone and length should be first addressed. MET involves the subject to voluntarily contract the muscle in a precisely controlled direction against the therapist's counter force. Its therapeutic effects are to reduce pain, reduce muscle tone, stretch tightened muscles, strengthen the weak muscles, improve local circulation and mobilize joint restrictions. Anatomical structures that contribute to stiffness at the joint states that the joint capsule, surrounding inter-muscular fasciae and muscles, tendons and skin tissue account for restriction at the joint. Relaxation of the antagonist muscle occurs due to actively contracting the agonist muscle

Treatment:

Other: Paraffin Wax Bath Therapy and Muscle Energy Techniques