this study will be conducted to investigate the effect of physical therapy protocol and medication on pain, pressure pain threshold and dysfunction in patients with Chronic Maxillary Sinusitis
Rhino sinusitis is one of the most common health-care problems worldwide and its prevalence and incidence is increasing. Chronic Sinusitis is a big health problem worldwide that affects almost 15% of humans. The most affected sinus is the maxillary sinus as its drainage orifice through the hiatus semilunaris is badly placed near the roof of the sinus. The first line of treatment for sinusitis is mostly medical drugs including antimicrobial drugs, decongestants, nasal sprays, corticosteroids, and antihistamine drugs which can effectively dry the mucus. Physical therapy also offers a variety of treatment approaches for sinusitis. It includes various electrotherapy modalities, manual drainage techniques, suboccipital release for sinus headaches, needling, and rhino flow therapy. In spite of many studies and treatment approaches done on sinusitis, there are limitations faced in evidence of which approval is most effective, The objective of our study is to investigate the effect of physical therapy protocol in people with chronic maxillary sinusitis.sixty six patients with chronic maxillary sinusitis will be allocated randomly to three groups; one group will receive physical therapy protocol, second one will receive medication only and the third one will receive physical therapy protocol and medication for four weeks.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
66
the patients will receive physical therapy protocol in the form of therapeutic ultrasound (pulsed mode n An intensity of 1.7 W/cm² for maxillary, respectively in A frequency of 1.7 MHz in Duration of treatment of ten minutes for each maxillary sinus and five minutes for each side), Hot pack that will be applied eight minutes at each maxillary area and manual drainage technique for maxillary sinus.
the patients will receive physical therapy protocol and medical drugs in the form of therapeutic ultrasound (pulsed mode n An intensity of 1.7 W/cm² for maxillary, respectively in A frequency of 1.7 MHz in Duration of treatment of ten minutes for each maxillary sinus and five minutes for each side), Hot pack that will be applied eight minutes at each maxillary area and manual drainage technique for maxillary sinus. The drugs will be concentrated sea water 3% and Local corticosteroids nasal spray.
pain intensity
by visual analogue scale (VAS) 10 cm line with 2 ends, 0 and 10 ends 0 end means no pain 10 end means the worst pain
Time frame: up to four weeks
pressure pain threshold
pressure algometer will be used to measure pressure pain threshold
Time frame: up to four weeks
functional disability
Rhinosinusitis Disability Index will be used to assess functional disability in patients with chronic maxillary sinusitis.it consists of 30 items divided between three main domains: physical, functional, and emotional. Responses are provided using a 5-point Likert scale, and scores range from 0 to 150, with higher scores indicating that CRS exerts a greater impact on quality of life
Time frame: up to four weeks
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The drugs will be concentrated sea water 3% and Local corticosteroids nasal spray.