KINESIOTAPING VERSUS INSTRUMENT ASSISTED SOFT TISSUE MOBILIZATION ON UPPER TRAPEZIUS MYOFASCIAL TRIGGER POINTS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL Kinesiotaping (KT) is a Non-invasive Method to Treat Musculoskeletal Disorders. it is Non-invasive, Painless, and Less Time-consuming Than Other Options With Fewer Side Effects. IASTM is a Traditional Chinese Therapy Known as "Guasha". IASTM is a Simple and Practical Technique
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 50
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- pain intensity level
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This study would answer the following question: Is there a difference in the effects between IASTM and KT on pain intensity level, pain pressure threshold, cervical range of motion (ROM), functional disability level and satisfaction level in subjects with upper trapezius myofascial trigger points?
The aims of this study are:
- To investigate the effect of KT and IASTM on pain intensity level in subjects with upper trapezius myofascial trigger points.
- To investigate the effects of KT and IASTM on pain pressure threshold in subjects with upper trapezius myofascial trigger points.
- To investigate the effects of KT and IASTM on cervical range of motion (ROM) in subjects with myofascial trigger points.
- To investigate the effect of KT and IASTM on functional disability level in subjects with upper trapezius myofascial trigger points.
- To investigate the effects of KT and IASTM on satisfaction level in subjects with myofascial trigger points.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Double (Participant, Care Provider)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 19 Years to 23 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Fifty subjects with age ranged from 18 to 23 years old (Formen et al., 2014).
- •From both genders with normal BMI ranges between 18.5:24.9 kg/m
- •Had MTrPs of unilateral UT muscle (Shamseldeen et al., 2023).
Exclusion Criteria
- •History of whiplash injury (Emshi et al., 2021).
- •History of head, neck, cervical spine or shoulder surgery (Emshi., et al 2021)
- •History of cervical radiculopathy (Emshi et al., 2021)
- •Patients with malignancy (Shamseldeen et al., 2023).
- •Cervical spine fractures (Shamseldeen et al., 2023).
- •Myelopathy (Shamseldeen et al., 2023).
- •Having undergone physical therapy within the past three months before the study.
- •Non - rheumatologic diseases as multiple sclerosis, thyroid dysfunction and chronic infection.
- •Rheumatologic condition as poly-articular osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and advanced cervical spine degenerative diseases.
- •Presence of skin diseases (Luz Júnior et al., 2015).
- •Pregnancy (Luz Júnior et al., 2015).
Arms & Interventions
tradional physical therapy
This group received traditional therapy( Instructions, hot backs, Deep transverse friction massage, passive &self stretch, Neck isometric and Scapular retraction exercises) (three sessions per week for 4 weeks).
Intervention: tradional physical therapy treatment (Other)
Kinesiotaping
This group received KT in addition to Traditional physical therapy program (two sessions per week for 4 weeks).
Intervention: tradional physical therapy treatment (Other)
Kinesiotaping
This group received KT in addition to Traditional physical therapy program (two sessions per week for 4 weeks).
Intervention: KT (Other)
IASTM
This group received IASTM in addition to Traditional physical therapy program (three sessions per week for 4 weeks).
Intervention: tradional physical therapy treatment (Other)
IASTM
This group received IASTM in addition to Traditional physical therapy program (three sessions per week for 4 weeks).
Intervention: IASTM (Device)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
pain intensity level
Time Frame: change at pain intensity level through 4 weeks
pain intensity level of neck pain
KT vs IASTM on upper trapezius myofascial trigger points
Time Frame: one month
Secondary Outcomes
- pain pressure threshold(change at pain pressure threshold through 4 weeks)
- cervical range of motion(change at cervical range of motion through 4 weeks)
Investigators
Reham Sayed Mesaed
Master's Student Researcher
Cairo University