Dawn T Gulick1, Kerstin Palombaro, Jill Black Lattanzi. 1. Widener University, Institute for Physical Therapy Education, One University Place, 126 Cottee Hall, Chester, PA 19013, USA. dtgulick@widener.edu
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of ischemic pressure on myofascial trigger point (MTrP) sensitivity. DESIGN: Randomized, controlled study with the researcher assessing MTrP sensitivity blinded to the intervention. PARTICIPANTS: Twenty-eight people with two MTrPs in the upper back musculature. INTERVENTION: The sensitivity of two MTrPs in the upper back was assessed with a JTECH algometer. One of the two MTrPs was randomly selected for treatment with a Backnobber II, while the other served as a control. OUTCOME MEASURES: Pre- and post-test pressure-pain thresholds of the MTrPs RESULTS: There was a significant difference between the pre- and post-test sensitivities of the treated and non-treated MTrPs (p=0.04). CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study confirm that the protocol of six repetitions of 30-s ischemic compression with the Backnobber II rendered every other day for a week was effective in reducing MTrP irritability.
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of ischemic pressure on myofascial trigger point (MTrP) sensitivity. DESIGN: Randomized, controlled study with the researcher assessing MTrP sensitivity blinded to the intervention. PARTICIPANTS: Twenty-eight people with two MTrPs in the upper back musculature. INTERVENTION: The sensitivity of two MTrPs in the upper back was assessed with a JTECH algometer. One of the two MTrPs was randomly selected for treatment with a Backnobber II, while the other served as a control. OUTCOME MEASURES: Pre- and post-test pressure-pain thresholds of the MTrPs RESULTS: There was a significant difference between the pre- and post-test sensitivities of the treated and non-treated MTrPs (p=0.04). CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study confirm that the protocol of six repetitions of 30-s ischemic compression with the Backnobber II rendered every other day for a week was effective in reducing MTrP irritability.
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