COMPARISON OF TRIGGER POINT PRESSURE RELEASE WITH ULTRASOUND THERAPY TO DECREASE RHOMBOIDS TRIGGER POINTS PAIN

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
To compare the effects of trigger point (TrP) pressure release
with ultrasound therapy to reduce rhomboid pain due to TrP.
STUDY DESIGN
Experimental study
STUDY SETTINGS
Outpatient department of Ziauddin Hospital, Clifton campus,
Karachi, Pakistan.
SAMPLE SIZE
50 patients
SAMPLING TECHNIQUE
Simple random sampling. The patients were divided into two
groups of 25. Group A were given TrP pressure release treatment
with exercise and group B were given ultrasound (u/s)
treatment with exercise.
OUTCOME MEASURES
The outcome measures were visual analog scale (VAS) for
pain and functional rating index (FRI) for functional performance
RESULTS
In group A, mean pain score on VAS before the treatment
were 5.88±1.130 and after treatment were 1.80±1.041 with a
p-value of <0.006. Group B, mean pain score on VAS before
treatment 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 treatment
was 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 treatment
was 41.12 ± 2.505 and after treatment was 35.92 ± 4.183,
with a p-value of 0.002.
CONCLUSIONS
The study indicates that there is no significant difference
between TrP pressure release and u/s therapy in relieving pain
and improving functional performance in subject with rhomboid
TrP.