Musculoskeletal Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy
Active release technique
Sponsors
University of Johannesburg Health Science ethics comittee
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Age 18 to 40 (participants over 18 years can give their own informed consent and up to 40 years to avoid early stage of degeneration). • Any gender. • Identified active gluteus medius trigger points. • Have a initial pain score of at leat 3/10 on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Any contra-indications to extracorporeal radial shockwave • Any contra-indictions to Active release technique • Patients that have taken part in any other treatment for lower back pain such as Chiropractic, Physiotherapy, Biokinetics treatment etc. • Patients that have taken any analgesic, muscle relaxants or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs that could interfere with this study. • BMI of 30 or more (obese patient may have excessive adipose tissue over gluteus medius and could interfere with treatment as extracorporeal radial shockwave can only penetrates 3.9 cm.) • Patient presenting with a serious spinal or pathological disorder.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The aim of this study is to explore the comparative effectiveness of extracorporeal radial shockwave therapy and active release technique on active gluteus medius trigger points. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To establish a superior method of treating active gluteus medius triggerpoints. | — |
Countries
South Africa
Contacts
Public ContactChris Yelverton
HOD
Outcome results
None listed