The Effect of Suboccipital Release Technique in Individuals With Anxiety

Abant Izzet Baysal University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Anxiety; Pain; Trapezius Muscle Strain

Treatments: Other: Sham Suboccipital Release; Other: Suboccipital Release Technique

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05811052

AIBU-FTR-ST-02

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine the immediate effect of the suboccipital release technique on trapezius muscle pain threshold, muscle activation, and anxiety level in individuals with anxiety.Thirty-six people with anxiety symptoms were included in the study. These people were divided into two groups, 18 control group and 18 treatment group. Upper trapezius muscle pain threshold, muscle activation and anxiety levels were evaluated. The experimental group received a single session of suboccipital release technique. The control group received a single session of sham suboccipital release. The evaluations were performed before and immediately after the treatment.The suboccipital release technique can increase the trapezius muscle upper part pain threshold and concentric muscle activation immediately after the application in individuals with anxiety.

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being over the age of 18
• Agree to participate the study

Exclusion criteria

• Use psychiatric, analgesic and antispasmodic drugs

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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36 participants in 2 patient groups

Suboccipital Release Group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Suboccipital Release Technique

Control Group

Sham Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Sham Suboccipital Release