Reduction of Spontaneous Electrical Activity and Pain Perception of Trigger Points in the Upper Trapezius Muscle through Trigger Point Compression and Passive Stretching

Abstract

Objectives: Investigate lhe effects of ischémie compression |IC| tecbnicjue und passive stretching [PS] in isolation and in combination on the reduction of spontaneous electrical activity [SEA| and perceived pain in trigger points |TrPsl Ux:ated in the upper trapezius muscle.Methods: Ninety participants with TrPs in the upper trape/Jus muscle were randomly assigned to three treatment grt)ups: IC. PS. and IC + PS. TrP compression wa.s applied on the TrP tor three application.s of 60 seconds each, followed by a 30-second rest period. PS was applied lor three 45-second applications, with 3()-.second rest intervals. All patients received the same amount of therapy.Results: Significant decreases were found in pain perception and on SEA tor all study participants. The IC + PS group evidenced greater declines in pain perception and SEA when compared to the IC and PS groups.Conclusion: Because of ethieal considerations, a control group design was not possible, thereby limiting the robustness ot the ñndings. Although each technique significantly reduced pain percep-, tion and SEA, the combination of IC and PS was superior, apparently beeause of the eomplementary nature of the therapeutic interventions.

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“…Kostopoulos et al (2008) support this claim showing the inclusion of a stretch to be more beneficial than MTrP treatment alone. Therefore, a future study may include an additional group with a passive stretching component and/or self-stretch.…”

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“…And it supported the effectiveness of massage for neck pain remained uncertain [8]. Its result concurred with the result of our review, but our review excluded a few studies that Patel had included because they used treatments related to MT in control groups [55–58]. These were limited to evaluating the specific effect of MT.…”

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“…The assessment of SEA (including EPN) in an MTrP region has been used for the evaluation of the effectiveness of a certain therapeutic method [11,[21][22][23][24].…”

“…However, manual palpation has been considered to be an unreliable technique [33]. Special training is usually required to obtain a common agreement in the judgement of palpation criteria [24]. It has been suggested that spot tenderness, taut band, and pain recognition are the three important criteria for the diagnosis of MTrPs, and referred pain and LTRs are the confi rmatory signs for MTrP diagnosis [34].…”