This study aims to investigate the impact of impact of strain counterstrain technique on pain, lumbar range of motion and functional impairment in patients with lower back Myofascial pain syndrome.
Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS) is a prevalent form of musculoskeletal pain that impedes everyday activities and reduces productivity.Those who experience difficulties with regional pain frequently report myofascial pain. According to statistics, between 85% and 93% of patients who attend specialized pain treatment facilities and between 21% and 30% of people with regional pain who visit a general medical clinic also have it.Trigger points, which are hyperirritable tender spots in palpably tense bands of skeletal muscles, are what define it. These spots can cause referred pain patterns, painfully limited range of motion, stiffness, muscle fatigue, and autonomic dysfunction. Numerous clinical therapies as well as training regimens have been developed to combat trigger points. Strain counterstrain technique (SCS), is one of several manual methods for trigger points, which is a passive method that opens shortened tissues and reduces musculoskeletal pain. It may be possible to activate the Golgi tendon organ, which relaxes tense and tight muscles, by positioning shortened and painful tissues in a comfortable way, which would result in a reduction in the sensitivity of the trigger point. Hence, the purpose of this study is to ascertain how SCS affects pain, ROM, and functional disability in individuals suffering from lower back myofascial pain syndrome.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
30
It will be done in accordance with the technique principles in which the therapist will locate trigger point, and then find a position of comfort or mobile point (at least a 70% decrease in tenderness),monitored the tender point, holding the position o f comfort for 90 seconds, It will be conducted three times per session, for twelve sessions three times per week every other day over the course of a month.
Physical therapy exercises for twelve sessions, three times a week, over the course of a month. Exercises will include: stretching exercises for the hamstring, calf muscles, and back muscles. strengthening exercises for back muscles and abdominal muscles.
Ghada Mohamed Rashad Koura
Abhā, Saudi Arabia
pain intensity
A Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) will be used by the patient to mark his or her level of pain, usually 10 cm long, ranging from no pain or discomfort (zero) to the worst pain that the patient can possibly feel.
Time frame: up to four weeks
range of motion assessment
inclinometer will be used to assess lumbar flexion, extension and side bending
Time frame: up to four weeks
functional impairment
Arabic version of Oswestry Disability Index will be used for assessment of functional disability
Time frame: up to four weeks
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