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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:
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| tradional physical therapy | Active Comparator | 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). |
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| Kinesiotaping | Experimental | This group received KT in addition to Traditional physical therapy program (two sessions per week for 4 weeks). |
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| IASTM | Experimental | This group received IASTM in addition to Traditional physical therapy program (three sessions per week for 4 weeks). |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tradional physical therapy treatment | Other | Instructions, hot backs, Deep transverse friction massage, passive &self stretch, Neck isometric and Scapular retraction exercises |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| KT vs IASTM on upper trapezius myofascial trigger points | one month | |
| pain intensity level | pain intensity level of neck pain | change at pain intensity level through 4 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| pain pressure threshold | pain pressure threshold of neck pain | change at pain pressure threshold through 4 weeks |
| cervical range of motion | range of motion of cervical spine |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| functional disability level | functional disability level by Arabic Neck Disability Index | change at functional disability level through 4 weeks |
Inclusion Criteria:
- 1) Fifty subjects with age ranged from 18 to 23 years old (Formen et al., 2014).
2) From both genders with normal BMI ranges between 18.5:24.9 kg/m2. Had MTrPs of unilateral UT muscle (Shamseldeen et al., 2023).
Exclusion Criteria:
1. History of whiplash injury (Emshi et al., 2021). 2. History of head, neck, cervical spine or shoulder surgery (Emshi., et al 2021) 3. History of cervical radiculopathy (Emshi et al., 2021) 4. Patients with malignancy (Shamseldeen et al., 2023). 5. Cervical spine fractures (Shamseldeen et al., 2023). 6. Myelopathy (Shamseldeen et al., 2023). 7. Having undergone physical therapy within the past three months before the study.
8. Non - rheumatologic diseases as multiple sclerosis, thyroid dysfunction and chronic infection.
9. Rheumatologic condition as poly-articular osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and advanced cervical spine degenerative diseases.
10. Presence of skin diseases (Luz Júnior et al., 2015). 11. Pregnancy (Luz Júnior et al., 2015).
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Reham Sayed Mesaed | Contact | 01091892299 | reham.sayed995@gmail.com |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Clinic | Recruiting | Banī Suwayf | Egypt |
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| KT | Other | Kinesiotaping |
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| IASTM | Device | Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobolization |
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| change at cervical range of motion through 4 weeks |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D005156 | Facial Neuralgia |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D005155 | Facial Nerve Diseases |
| D009059 | Mouth Diseases |
| D009057 | Stomatognathic Diseases |
| D003389 | Cranial Nerve Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
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