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NCT Number: NCT05686811

Tension Type Headache, Myofascial Release Therapy , Post Isometric Relaxation Technique

COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF MYOFASCIAL RELEASE THERAPY AND POST ISOMETRIC RELAXATION TECHNIQUE ON PAIN AND FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY IN PATIENTS WITH TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE

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Key information

Conditions

Neck Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

20 year–45 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Abdul Mateen

Lahore, Punjab Province, 54000, Pakistan

About this study

Tension-type headache (TTH) is the most common type of primary headache, typically presenting as a bilateral, non-throbbing headache with mild to moderate intensity. Patients with tension-type headache often report band-like tightness and increased tenderness of the pericranial muscles. Use of myofascial release technique and post isometric relaxation technique is believed to reduce the pain and improve the functional disability.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • • Age range 25-45years14
  • Both male and females
  • Suffer from tension type headache more than three months
  • Head pain on bilateral location
  • may suffer from photophobia, phonophobia
  • Pericranial tiredness
  • not getting enough exercise or sleep

Exclusion criteria

  • • History of teeth clenching or grinding
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Pregnancy
  • arthritis in the neck
  • being overweight

Treatment and study plan

Myofascial release therapy therapy

Other

Group A was treated with myofascial release therapy and routine physical therapy. For routine physical therapy subjects will first applied TENS, hot pack and neck isometric exercises then myofascial release therapy will be given. For myofascial release therapy subjects was in the supine or possibly sitting position, the examiner was seated at the head of the table, the examiner was used his right thumb to palpate (using flat palpation) the upper trapezius muscles from medial to lateral to establish if any MTrPs are present. The entire mass of the upper trapezius muscle is lifted by the supraspinatus muscle and grasped with a pincer grasp. The muscles at this point rotate between the thumb and forefinger to detect the delicate location of the trigger point. Treatment session longs for 10 minutes of myofascial release on each side

post isometric relaxation technique

Other

This group will receive routine physical therapy with myofascial release therapy.This protocol will be given for 3 alternative days per week. Each session will be of 40 minutes. Data will be calculated at baseline , at 2nd and at 4th week.

Primary outcomes

  1. Numerical pain rating scale

    Time frame: at the end of 4th week

    The Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) is a subjective measure in which individuals rate their pain on an eleven-point numerical scale. The scale is composed of 0 (no pain at all) to 10 (worst imaginable pain).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Lahore

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Comparative Effect of Myofascial Release Therapy and Post Isometric Relaxation Technique on Pain and Functional Disability in Patients With Tension Type Headache

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Jan 17, 2023
Registry last updated
Jan 17, 2023

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