An experimental study to compare muscle energy technique with a modified strain-counterstrain in the immediate reduction in sensitivity of tender sports in the upper fibres of trapezius.
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- Title
- An experimental study to compare muscle energy technique with a modified strain-counterstrain in the immediate reduction in sensitivity of tender sports in the upper fibres of trapezius.
- Author(s)
- Silverston, A
- Abstract
- Trigger points are a major cause of myofascial pain that lead to a huge number of lost work days and general discomfort. Two techniques reported in the literature to ameliorate discomfort from this muscular disorder are Muscle Energy Technique (MET) and Strain-counterstrain (SCS). The aim of the study was to determine the separate effects of an applied muscle energy technique and adapted Strain'"counterstrain technique in reducing the immediate sensitivity of tender spots (TS) in the upper fibres of trapezius. It was also an aim of this study to compare the results of the two techniques to discover which, if any, is the most effective. Methodology A pressure algometer was used to assess the pressure-pain thresholds of tender spots in the upper fibres of 120 participants before and immediately after an intervention. The participants were randomly allocated into four groups; control, sham treatment, MET or SCS. All four groups received a 90 second intervention with the sham group receiving effleurage of the forearm flexors and the control group being asked to lay supine. Resnlts Statistical analysis revealed significant increases in PPT's for the MET (p=
- presented at
- European School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2011
- Date Submitted
- 22.1.2013 16:23:36
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 15300
- Inst-Identifier
- 1229
- Keywords
- MET; Strain/Counterstrain; Trapezius Muscles.
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- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Silverston, A, “An experimental study to compare muscle energy technique with a modified strain-counterstrain in the immediate reduction in sensitivity of tender sports in the upper fibres of trapezius.”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 6, 2024, https://www.osteopathic-research.com/s/orw/item/765