SHORT TERM EFFECTS OF BOWEN TECHNIQUE WITH HOT PACKS ON PAIN CERVICAL RANGE OF MOTION IN TRAPEZIUS MYOFASCIAL TRIGGER POINTS A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 38
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- 1.Numerical pain rating scale.
Study Overview
Brief Summary
ed, Two groups Group A(BOWEN TECHNIQUE) and Group B
(THERMOTHERAPY)
Sample size (38) will be included as per inclusion and exclusion criteria.
BOWEN TECHNIQUE
Patient position: - prone lying (affected area to be exposed)
Technique: - fingers are used to apply gentle pressure and,
rolling movements on the affected side of the muscle for
thirty seconds.
Treatment time: - 15-20 minutes,3-4 repetitions The
skin is stretched and moved with every rolling
movement.
The movements will be repeated every two minutes at rest
intervals as necessary.
Intervention protocol for Group B
thermotherapy
patient position: -prone lying
(light loose clothing)
Technique: -A hot pack wrapped in a towel is applied
over the affected area of the muscle. Treatment time: -10-
15 minutes
(patient is continuously monitored)
DOSAGE
Three treatment sessions will be given for a week in the
physiotherapy outpatient department.
Pre and post assessment will be assessed after one week of
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Other
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18.00 Year(s) to 40.00 Year(s) (—)
- Sex
- All
Inclusion Criteria
- •diagnosis of neck pain less than three months with myofascial trigger point in trapezius pain ranging from four to ten on NPRS agreement to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
- •1.skin allergies/disease.
- •cervical radiculopathy.
- •surgeries in and around neck and shoulder in past 6 months.
- •history of previous neck or shoulder trauma.
- •acute torticollis, cancer, infection, fracture of cervical and thoracic vertebrae.
- •sensory alterations in neck and upper back region.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
1.Numerical pain rating scale.
Time Frame: Three days a week.
2.pain pressure threshold.
Time Frame: Three days a week.
3. Neck disability index.
Time Frame: Three days a week.
4. Cervical range of motion.
Time Frame: Three days a week.
Secondary Outcomes
- Pain pressure threshold.(Three days a week.)
Investigators
HARINI BIIDARI
SDM COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY