Short and Long Time Effects of IASTM and Myofascial Release Techniques in Chronic Neck Pain

KTO Karatay University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Neck Pain

Treatments: Other: Home exercise; Other: IASTM; Device: TENS; Other: 250W infrared application; Other: Myofascial Release

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05683288

KaratayUH7

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to determine whether EYYDM and myofascial applications have short and long-term effects on pain and disability in individuals diagnosed with chronic neck pain.

Full description

Participants will be randomly assigned to IASTM, myofascial release and control groups. In addition to conventional treatment, IASTM and myofascial release groups will be treated twice a week for 4 weeks. Conventional treatment will be applied to the control group for 4 weeks.

Enrollment: 48 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 44 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• having a diagnosis of chronic neck pain,
• To have given at least 3 values to the pain with the Numerical Pain Scale
• having bilateral muscle spasms in the cervical region

Exclusion criteria

• those who are taking any analgesic medication,
• those with acute injury or infection,
• those with open wounds,
• osteoporosis,
• fracture,
• hematoma,
• those with acute cardiac, liver and kidney problems,
• those with connective tissue disease,
• rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis,
• cancer,
• those with circulation problems,
• those with peripheral vascular disease,
• epilepsy,
• history of surgery in the cervical region

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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48 participants in 3 patient groups

IASTM

Experimental group

Description:

EYYDM will be applied to the upper trapezius and sternocleideomastoid muscles of the participants for 90 seconds, with a frequency of 60 beats per minute. The instruments will be applied to the soft tissue at 30º-60º angles with multidirectional strokes ("stroking") movements.

Treatment:

Other: IASTM

Myofascial Release

Experimental group

Description:

Basic movements will be used in the rectus capitis, sternocleidomastoideus, hyoid region and upper trapezius regions within the scope of myofascial release application. The application will take 3 minutes for each region.

Treatment:

Other: Myofascial Release

Control

Experimental group

Description:

It will include 250W infrared application on the cervical region from 50cm away for 15 minutes and TENS application for 20 minutes at 80Hz frequency with 150ms current transit time, home exercise program.

Treatment:

Other: 250W infrared application

Device: TENS

Other: Home exercise