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Treatment of Cervical Syndrome With Myofascial Therapies
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Physiotherapy treatment for Cervical Syndrome. Completed, enrolled 54 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This study aimed to investigate the effects of myofascial release therapy (MRT) for improving pressure pain thresholds (PPTs), range of motion and pain in patients with mechanical neck pain (NP).
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
The MRT group was treated five times with several maneuvers. Each maneuver was performed once per session by slow and progressive application of a light force. The whole procedure lasted no more than 45 minutes. The treatment included four basic maneuvers. * Suboccipital induction * Posterior elongation of the cervical fascia in Supine position * Assisted cervical fascia * Myofascial induction of sternocleidomastoid
The PT group will treated during two weeks (ten days/week) with ultrasound therapy (US), transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) and massage, in this order. Ultrasound will applied in pulse mode at an intensity of 1 megahertz for 10 minutes in the sub-occipital region and the vicinity of the trapezius muscles. TENS will applied with a pulse duration of 250 microseconds at a frequency of 80 Hertz for 20 minutes in the sub-occipital region and the trapezoids. Deep massage was applied at a slow speed for 20 minutes using sliding neutral creams. Massage therapy included gliding and kneading techniques applied over trapezius (upper, lower and middle fibers), splenius capitis and levator scapulae muscles with a therapeutic intention.