Health Condition 1: M958- Other specified acquired deformities of musculoskeletal system
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Cervical spine Integrated soft tissue therapy: Six sessions of soft tissue mobilization and postural reeducation will be given on alternative days for two weeks in patients with somatic
Sponsors
Maharishi Markandeshwar Deemed to be University
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Somatic tinnitus patients as per diagnostic criteria which should be stable for past three months. 2.It can be unilateral or bilateral with normal hearing. 3.Age group between 18 to 35 years. • Tinnitus which is associated by teeth or jaw manipulation. • Increase in the severity of tinnitus during poor posture while rest, working, walking or sleeping. • Trigger points located on masseters, temporalis, sternocleidomastoid and upper trapezius, lateral pterygoid, splenius capitis, infraspinatus, levator scapulae, scalenus medius and digastrics.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Underlying cause of tinnitus is Ear, nose and throat pathology. 2.Neurological abnormalities. 3.Patients who are unable to fill the questionnaire due to language problem or blindness. • Patients who cannot follow commands. • Intracranial pathology. • Trauma of cervical spine or temporomandibular joint in past six months. • Suffering from fibromyalgia. • Had gone for head and neck physical therapy in past twelve months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Tinnitus Handicap Inventory Timepoint: it will be measured prior and after the intervention of six sessions. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Digitalized AlgometerTimepoint: it will be measured prior and after the intervention of six sessions.;visual analogue scale Timepoint: it will be measured prior and after the intervention of six sessions. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSaumya Kothiyal
Maharishi Markandeshwer Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Mullana, Haryana)
Outcome results
None listed