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

Neck Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Comparative Effect of Myofascial Release Therapy and Post Isometric Relaxation Technique on Pain and Functional Disability in Patients With Tension Type Headache

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05686811
• Other study ID #: REC-UOL-/226-09/2022
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 26, 2021
• Est. completion date: July 28, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: January 2023
• Source: University of Lahore
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 72
• Est. completion date: July 28, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: July 28, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 20 Years to 45 Years

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Headache
• Neck Pain
• Tension-Type Headache

Intervention

Other:
• Myofascial release therapy therapy
Group A was treated with myofascial release therapy and routine physical therapy. For routine physical therapy subjects will first applied TENS, hot pack and neck isometric exercises then myofascial release therapy will be given. For myofascial release therapy subjects was in the supine or possibly sitting position, the examiner was seated at the head of the table, the examiner was used his right thumb to palpate (using flat palpation) the upper trapezius muscles from medial to lateral to establish if any MTrPs are present. The entire mass of the upper trapezius muscle is lifted by the supraspinatus muscle and grasped with a pincer grasp. The muscles at this point rotate between the thumb and forefinger to detect the delicate location of the trigger point. Treatment session longs for 10 minutes of myofascial release on each side
• Post isometric relaxation technique
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.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Pakistan	Abdul Mateen	Lahore	Punjab

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Lahore

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Pakistan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Numerical pain rating scale	The Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) is a subjective measure in which individuals rate their pain on an eleven-point numerical scale. The scale is composed of 0 (no pain at all) to 10 (worst imaginable pain).	at the end of 4th week