Comparison between Active versus Passive Soft Tissue Therapies on Trigger Point in smartphone users.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/07/035079
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr ApJ Abdul Kamlam College of Physiotherapy
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 219
Inclusion Criteria
1. Students using smartphone for minimum 2 hours/day
2. Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) value between 4 to 7 out of 10 on palpation of upper trapezius.
3. Participants with minimum of one palpable nodule in upper trapezius
4. SAS-SV 31 for boys and 33 for girls
4. Participants having no pain in neck on rest or movement
5. Participants willing to sign the written inform consent form.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Participants having active Trigger point
2. Recent history of trauma or fracture in cervical spine.
3. Skin disease around part to be treated.
4. Participants on any anti-inflammatory drugs
5. Sensory Disturbance near treating part
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Pain Intensity by Numeric Pain Rating Scale <br/ ><br>2. Cervical lateral flexion range of motion by universal Goniometer. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Pre and Post Intervention
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cervical range of motion: lateral flexionTimepoint: pre and post intervention.