Superior Cluneal Nerve Entrapment Syndrome, Kinesiotaping and Myofascial Release Techniques

Savaş Karpuz

Status: Completed

Conditions: Superior Cluneal Nerve Entrapment

Treatments: Other: Myofascial release technique; Other: Exercise; Other: Kinesiotaping

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06672744

2024

Details and patient eligibility

About

Myofascial release techniques and/or kinesiotaping may be effective in the treatment of superior cluneal nerve impingement syndrome ?

Enrollment: 75 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients diagnosed with superior cluneal nerve entrapment syndrome

Exclusion criteria

• those with communication problems
• those who also described pain in the mid-lumbar region

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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75 participants in 3 patient groups

exercise

Active Comparator group

Description:

Lumbar muscles (especially quadratus lumborum) and thoracolumbar fascia stretching exercises and strengthening exercises for the lumbar and abdominal muscles were described by the physiotherapist. Participants were asked to perform the exercises three times a day, five days a week.

Treatment:

Other: Exercise

kinesiotaping

Experimental group

Description:

Kinesiotaping was performed by the same researcher (XX) for two sessions per week for four weeks with fascia correction technique. The procedure was performed with the participant lying in the prone position. The tape was glued just below the beginning of the iliac crista without stretching. Submaximal tension was continued on the skin in line with the lower fibres of the quadratus lumborum muscle and thorocolumbar fascia. It was terminated without tension at the lower costal fold. I band was applied perpendicular to the line of insertion of the quadratus lumborum and thorocolumbar fascia to the crista iliaca with 50% tension in the middle section without tension at the beginning and end.

Treatment:

Other: Kinesiotaping

Myofascial release technique

Experimental group

Description:

Myofascial release technique was applied by the same researcher (YY) twice a week for four weeks. Ischaemic compression was applied to palpable trigger points on the quadratus lumborum muscle. One hand was placed on the inferior crista iliaca and the other hand on the superior inferior costal fold and waited for 3 minutes with minimal tension. The hand was made into a fist and minimal pressure was applied with the proximal phalanges over the quadratus lumborum and the participant was asked to contract and release the muscle for 3 minutes.

Treatment:

Other: Myofascial release technique