Tension Type Headache, Myofascial Release Therapy , Post Isometric Relaxation Technique

University of Lahore

Status: Completed

Conditions: Neck Pain

Treatments: Other: Myofascial release therapy therapy; Other: Post isometric relaxation technique

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05686811

REC-UOL-/226-09/2022

Details and patient eligibility

About

COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF MYOFASCIAL RELEASE THERAPY AND POST ISOMETRIC RELAXATION TECHNIQUE ON PAIN AND FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY IN PATIENTS WITH TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE

Full description

Tension-type headache (TTH) is the most common type of primary headache, typically presenting as a bilateral, non-throbbing headache with mild to moderate intensity. Patients with tension-type headache often report band-like tightness and increased tenderness of the pericranial muscles. Use of myofascial release technique and post isometric relaxation technique is believed to reduce the pain and improve the functional disability.

Enrollment: 72 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• • Age range 25-45years14

  • Both male and females
  • Suffer from tension type headache more than three months
  • Head pain on bilateral location
  • may suffer from photophobia, phonophobia
  • Pericranial tiredness
  • not getting enough exercise or sleep

Exclusion criteria

• • History of teeth clenching or grinding

  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Pregnancy
  • arthritis in the neck
  • being overweight

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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72 participants in 2 patient groups

Myofascial release therapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group will receive routine physical therapy with myofascial release therapy.This protocol will be given for 3 alternative days per week. Each session will be of 40 minutes. Data will be calculated at baseline , at 2nd and at 4th week.

Treatment:

Other: Myofascial release therapy therapy

post isometric relaxation technique

Experimental group

Description:

This group will receive routine physical therapy with post isometric relaxation technique.This protocol will be given for 3 alternative days per week. Each session will be of 40 minutes. Data will be calculated at baseline , at 2nd and at 4th week.

Treatment:

Other: Post isometric relaxation technique