effect of Manual pressure release and Algometer pressure release on morphological characteristics in upper trapezius muscle with latent trigger points
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- latent trigger points.Soft tissue disorder, unspecified
- Registration Number
- IRCT20180602039945N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Women with age ranges from 20 to 40 years
presence of latent trigger points in the muscle based on the therapist's assessment
presence of palpable taut bundles in skeletal muscle
presence of at least 1 tender point in taut bundle in response to the pressure of 25 Newtons per square meter by the therapist
Creation of pain at least 3 of 10 in visual scale of pain in Initial assessment
Exclusion Criteria
Diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome
History of severe head and neck injury and whiplash injury
History of cervical spine surgery and fracture and hypermobility or instability
Diagnosis of radiculopathy, myelopathy and malignancy
Treating the trigger points in a past month
If patients are not willing to continue to work for any reason
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method