Open AccessCOMPARISON OF TRIGGER POINT PRESSURE RELEASE WITH ULTRASOUND THERAPY TO DECREASE RHOMBOIDS TRIGGER POINTS PAIN
Author(s) -
Azam Mahmood,
Saad Saleem,
Muhammad Usman Khan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pakistan journal of rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2311-3863
pISSN - 2309-7833
DOI - 10.36283/pjr.zu.5.2/002
Subject(s) - visual analogue scale , medicine , physical therapy , group b , anesthesia , rating scale , mathematics , statistics
OBJECTIVETo compare the effects of trigger point (TrP) pressure releasewith ultrasound therapy to reduce rhomboid pain due to TrP.STUDY DESIGNExperimental studySTUDY SETTINGSOutpatient department of Ziauddin Hospital, Clifton campus,Karachi, Pakistan.SAMPLE SIZE50 patientsSAMPLING TECHNIQUESimple random sampling. The patients were divided into twogroups of 25. Group A were given TrP pressure release treatmentwith exercise and group B were given ultrasound (u/s)treatment with exercise.OUTCOME MEASURESThe outcome measures were visual analog scale (VAS) forpain and functional rating index (FRI) for functional performanceRESULTSIn group A, mean pain score on VAS before the treatmentwere 5.88±1.130 and after treatment were 1.80±1.041 with ap-value of <0.006. Group B, mean pain score on VAS beforetreatment were 6.56±1.446, after treatment were 2.72±1.208,with a p-value of <0.006. The mean FRI in group A before treatmentwas 39.92 ± 2.691 and after treatment was 29.60 ± 5.454,with a p-value of 0.002. The mean FRI in Group B before treatmentwas 41.12 ± 2.505 and after treatment was 35.92 ± 4.183,with a p-value of 0.002.