Treatment of Cervical Syndrome With Myofascial Therapies (MRH)

University of Cadiz

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cervical Syndrome

Treatments: Procedure: Physiotherapy treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03184220

32/16

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimed to investigate the effects of myofascial release therapy (MRT) for improving pressure pain thresholds (PPTs), range of motion and pain in patients with mechanical neck pain (NP).

Full description

Fifty-four participants with NP were randomly allocated to either an MRT (five sessions) or a physical therapy (PT) groups (ten sessions) during two weeks. Multimodal PT program included: ultrasound therapy (US), transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) and massage. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), range of motion and (CROM) PPTs in sub-occipital and upper trapezius muscles were measured at baseline, at the end of treatment and at 1 month follow-up. T-tests and a repeated-measures multivariate analysis of variance (RM-MANOVA) were used for VAS, CROM and PPTs, respectively.

Enrollment: 54 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients of both sexes, aged between 20 and 60 years, in an active state of pain and diagnosed with muscle breakdown

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who are pregnant, have pacemakers and surgically operated in the area to be treated

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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54 participants in 2 patient groups

EXPERIMENTAL GROUP

Experimental group

Description:

Patients who are pregnant, have pacemaker and those surgically operated cervical spine patients who have been treated with myofascial therapy a month earlier. Multimodal physical therapy program includes: Myofascial syndrome cervical therapy treatment.

Treatment:

Procedure: Physiotherapy treatment

Procedure: Physiotherapy treatment

CONTROL GROUP

Experimental group

Description:

Multimodal physical therapy program includes: * ultrasound therapy (US), * transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) * massage.

Treatment:

Procedure: Physiotherapy treatment

Procedure: Physiotherapy treatment