The Effect of Tendon Release Techniques in Patients With Cervical Disc Herniation

Istanbul Arel University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Cervical Disc Herniation

Treatments: Device: Enhanced golgi tendon organ stimulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06526325

2024/03

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the effect of using enhanced golgi tendon organ stimulation on symptoms in patients with cervical disc herniation. The main question[s] it aims to answer are:

• Enhanced Golgi tendon organ stimulation is effective in reducing symptoms in patients with cervical disc herniation.
• Enhanced golgi tendon organ stimulation is not effective in reducing symptoms in patients with cervical disc herniation.

Participants will receive enhanced golgi tendon organ stimulation to the Sternocleidomastoideus, platysma, longus colli, longus capitis, scalene, rhomboid major & minor, levator scapulae and trapezius muscles for 3 weeks, 2 sessions per week for 45 minutes.

Full description

Participants diagnosed with cervical disc herniation will be included. Participants will receive 6 sessions of 45 minutes each, 2 sessions per week for 3 weeks. Sternocleidomastoideus, platysma, longus colli, longus capitis, scalene muscles, rhomboid major & minor, levator scapulae and trapezius muscles and tendons of these muscles will be applied.

Two separate applications are performed with the stimulator and the algometer. After increasing the blood flow in the area for 30 seconds with the vibration of the stimulator up to the point of attachment of the tendon, a pressure of 0.5 kilograms is applied at an angle of 90 degrees at 0.5 cm intervals from the origin to the insertion of the muscle in the area with an algometer made of special steel. The aim of this treatment is to stabilise the contraction and relaxation mechanism by stimulating the Golgi tendon organ and to eliminate pain by relieving spasms.

Enrollment: 51 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being diagnosed with cervical disc herniation
• Volunteering for the research

Exclusion criteria

• Chronic bone disease
• Have had surgery for a cervical disc herniation
• Have a structural abnormality

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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51 participants in 1 patient group

Application of enhanced Golgi tendon organ stimulation to patients

Experimental group

Description:

The effect of golgi tendon organ stimulation on the symptoms will be examined after applying the improved golgi tendon organ stimulation to patients diagnosed with cervical disc herniation and having pain, limitation of movement, spasm and tenderness in the neck region.

Treatment:

Device: Enhanced golgi tendon organ stimulation