Pressure Release Versus Thoracic Manipulation in Rhomboids MPS

Myofascial Pain Syndrome Clinical Trial

Official title:

Pressure Release Versus Thoracic Spine Manipulation in Rhomboids Myofascial Pain Syndrome

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05688800
• Other study ID #: p.t.REC/012/004127
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 2023
• Est. completion date: September 2023

Study information

• Verified date: January 2023
• Source: Cairo University
• Contact: marwa medhat fawzy, bachelor
• Phone: 01111666514
• Email: dr.marwa24red[@]gmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of the stud will be to compare the effect of pressure release with thoracic spine manipulation on pain intensity level and pain pressure threshold, thoracic spine ROM and physical function onactive rhomboids muscle trigger point in myofascial pain syndrome.

Description:

Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is one of the most common chronic disorders causing persistent musculoskeletal pain which is characterized by myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) in palpable taut bands of skeletal muscle. In recent years, due to our modern lifestyle people is exposed to postural stresses, inefficient biomechanics, repetitive postural dysfunction, which are some of the causes of myofascial pain syndrome .Active Rhomboid muscle trigger point are one of the main causes of inter- scapular pain, as the referral pattern of this muscle is on the medial border of the scapula. The aim of the study is to find if there any significant difference between the effect of pressure release and thoracic spine manipulation on pain intensity level, pain pressure threshold ,thoracic spine ROM and physical function and symptoms in people with musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb on active rhomboids muscle trigger point in myofascial pain syndrome. 66 participants will be allocated randomly to three groups ; The Participants will be assigned randomly into three groups by simple methods of randomization. Control group: will receive conventional physical therapy treatment, Experimental group 1: will receive conventional physical therapy treatment in addition to pressure release Experimental group 2: will receive conventional physical therapy treatment in addition to thoracic spine manipulation.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 66
• Est. completion date: September 2023
• Est. primary completion date: June 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 30 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Participants ages will be from 18 to 30 years Participants will be from both genders. Participants that have Myofascial pain syndrome due to at least one active trigger points in rhomboid muscle (Haleema and Riaz, 2021). Participants have myofascial pain syndrome since more than three months. Presence of a palpable taut band in a skeletal muscle

Exclusion Criteria:

Malignancy. Fractures of the Thoracic spine. Cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy. Vascular syndromes such as vertebrobasilar insufficiency. Rheumatoid arthritis. Neck or upper back surgery. Taking anticoagulants. Local infection. Whiplash injury. Open wounds. Pregnancy. Receiving radiation or chemotherapy. Scapular pain due to any degeneration disease. Osteoporosis. Cardiac pacemaker. Any contraindication for thoracic manipulation

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Fibromyalgia
• Myofascial Pain Syndrome
• Myofascial Pain Syndromes
• Syndrome
• Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial

Intervention

Device:
• conventional therapy
Participants in control group will receive conventional physical therapy treatment including Conventional TENS high frequency (90-130hz) low intensity according to the patient sensation for 30-45 min(Gozani, 2019) , continuous ultrasound with frequency 1 MHz and intensity 0.8 W/cm 2 will be applied by slow circular perpendicular movements with slightly deep pressure. Application time was 5 minutes at each side of the level of C7_T4 along the medial borders of the scapulae width, infra-red radiation will be four 15 minutes and directed perpendicular to the inter-scapular area, centered at the level of C7_T4 long and between the 2 medial borders of the scapulae width . Also combined stretching and strengthening exercise will be added due to its greater pain-relieving effect

Other:
• Experimental group 1 : pressure release technique
Participants who are assigned to this group will receive conventionalphysical therapy treatment in addition to pressure release technique. the participant will be positioned either sitting or prone position according to his preferred position, the researcher will apply the pressure release procedure by a pressure below the PPT dependent onsoft tissue release. When the researcher detected a reduction in soft tissue resistance, the amount of compression will be increased. The pressure should -33- be nonpainful, applied at slow rate, and will maintained until release of tissue barrier. Further pressure was increased to reach a new barrier. The pressure will last 60 seconds. With the thumb or the second and third fingers, the non-painful manual therapy approach was applied to the active MTrPs of therhomboid muscle
• Experimental group 2: thoracic spine manipulation
Thoracic spine manipulation will be performed as screw thrust manipulation technique; the vertebral transverse processes will beforced from posterior to anterior direction. The direction of the manipulation should be identified by applying springing test to the adjacent spinous process to determine the painful and stiff segment. Patient will be prone and researcher hand placement will be positioned as the following one pisiform on the right facet of the above, and the other pisiform on the left facet of the below vertebrae.A slack will be taken up. The thrust applied directly toward the patient once

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Cairo University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Pain Intensity level	pain intensity level will be measured by visual analogue scale (VAS)	up to three weeks
Primary	Pressure Pain threshold level (PPT)	pressure pain threshold level (PPT) will be measured by digital algometer	up to three weeks
Secondary	Rom of Motion	rom will be measured by digital inclinometer	up to three weeks
Secondary	Physical function	physical function will be measured by Disability of Arm, Shoulder, and Hand questionnaire (DASH)	up to three weeks