Musculoskeletal Diseases Myofasical trigger points
Conditions
Interventions
Real-time sonoelastography on active myofascial trigger points
Real-time sonoelastography on latent myofascial trigger points
Sponsors
Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: To be included in the study, the subjects with Active-MTrPs must have experienced low back pain consistently over the past 3 months prior to the investigation and did not receive any physical therapy for at least 3 months. The cause of the back pain was diagnosed by an orthopedic physician to be low back dysfunction. Subjects with Latent-MTrPs were pain-free subjects (they had no low back pain over the past 3 months), however they were referred for treatment for other conditions as cervical pain and tennis elbow. Normal (20-24.9) and overweight (25-29.9) body mass index subjects were included in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: active rheumatoid arthritis fractures and structural deformities of trunk, hip, knee and ankle joints neurological symptoms disc prolapse previous spinal surgery pregnancy body mass index of class II to III.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Vibration sonoelastography tissue strain ;2-Dimensional grey scale ultrasound to assess echogenicity of myofascial trigger points | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Vibration sonoelastography colored image | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactMary Takla
Outcome results
None listed