Purpose: to investigate the effect of high intensity laser therapy on pain intensity in patients with acute cervical myofascial trigger points in the upper trapezius muscle. Methods: 50 patients (32 female and 18 male) suffering from myofascial trigger points in the upper trapezius muscle participated in this study. They were all recruited from the out-clinic of the faculty of physical therapy Badr university. Their ages ranged from 20 to 40 years old with body mass index less than 25 kg/m². They were randomly allocated into two equal groups; group A (n=25) received traditional treatment only (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, ultrasound, passive stretch and isometric exercise), group B (n=25) received high intensity laser therapy with traditional treatment. duration of treatment was 2 sessions/week for 4 weeks. Measurement of the visual analogue scale was recorded before and after the intervention. Results: Results showed that there was significant difference between the two groups in the outcome measures in the post treatment assessment, with the intervention administered by group (B) being more significant than the control group (A) at (p >0.001). Conclusion: high intensity laser therapy was found to be significantly effective as a physical therapy modality for patients with cervical myofascial trigger points.
Objective: This study’s objective was to see how loaded functional strengthening exercises using a plantigrade foot position and a shoe supporter affected muscle strength and walking ability in spastic hemiplegic children. Methods: Seventy-two children with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy, both sexes, aged ten to twelve years, were randomly assigned into two groups equal in number (control and intervention groups). The control group received a specially designed physical therapy program, whereas the intervention group received a loaded functional strengthening exercises program using a shoe supporter to maintain a plantigrade foot position. The training program was carried out for 60 min, three times per week for three consecutive months. All participants were evaluated both before and after the therapy program by using a Medical Commander Echo Manual Muscle Tester dynamometer to assess isometric muscle power of hip and knee extensors on the affected side. To assess functional walking capacity, a 6 min walking (6MWT) test was used. Results: Study groups were comparable with respect to all outcome measures at entry (p > 0.05). Within-group comparison showed significant improvements in all measured variables. Furthermore, between-group comparison revealed significantly greater improvements (p < 0.05) in hip and knee extensors strength as well as the functional walking capacity in favor of the intervention group. Conclusions: In all the analyzed variables, loaded functional strength exercises from the plantigrade foot position were found to be considerably more effective in the intervention group than in the control group.
A common Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is aneuropathic entrapment for the upper limbs with middle-aged people being at higher risk. To study how sensory rehabilitation impacts pain and functional outcome of hand in carpal tunnel syndrome patients. Twenty females with CTS, aged 25-45 years were enrolled. They were allocated at random to two groups; Group I: provided for sensory rehabilitation in addition to a standard physical therapy program and Group II: received only the standard physical therapy program only. Pre and post-treatment assessment included Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and the Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire (BCTQ). In both post-treatment groups, the decrease of mean VAS and BCTQ scores was statistically significant. No substantial difference between the two groups in the measured parameters pre or post treatment. Adding sensory rehabilitation has nearly the same efficacy as the standard physical therapy program alone in decreasing pain, enhancing hand function in mild and moderate patients with CTS.
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