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Trial reportThe Journal of manual & manipulative therapy2023

Short-term effects of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization compared to algometry pressure release in tension-type headache: a randomized placebo-controlled trial.

Sherif Moustafa Ramadan, Hussein Awad El Gharieb, Awatef Mohamed Labib, Eman Ahmed Embaby

Open access · greenAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sherif Moustafa RamadanFaculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Hussein Awad El GhariebFaculty of Medicine, Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Awatef Mohamed LabibFaculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Eman Ahmed EmbabyFaculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Cairo University · EGAl-Azhar University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposesTo compare the effectiveness of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) and pressure algometry with sham ultrasound (control group) on the clinical measures of headache, pressure pain threshold (PPT) of upper trapezius and suboccipital muscles and cervical alignment in patients with tension type headache (TTH).

methodsSeventy-two patients with TTH of both genders were randomly allocated to 3 experimental groups: a) the IASTM group (n=24), b) pressure algometry group (n=24), and c) sham ultrasound control group (n=24). Headache frequency and disability, pressure pain threshold of upper trapezius and suboccipital muscles, cervical lordosis angle (CA) and anterior head translation (AHT) were measured four weeks before and after intervention. Moreover, headache frequency was followed up for two more weeks after intervention.

resultsStatistically significant improvements (P <0.05; effect size ranges 1.1-1.9) were observed in all outcome measures following IASTM compared to the other two intervention methods. In the IASTM group, the headache frequency decreased from 15 to 2 days/month. Also, headache disability decreased from 19 to 10. Further, CA increased from 17.5° to 31.4° and AHT decreased from 24.1 to 15.5 mm. The pressure algometry group showed significantly lower headache frequency at the follow-up (P < 0.01) than the sham ultrasound control group. However, Similar findings in the other evaluated outcomes were found between the pressure algometry and sham ultrasound control groups (P ˃ 0.05).

conclusionThe results of the present study indicate the effectiveness of IASTM in improving headache symptoms and cervical alignment in patients with TTH.

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Tension-Type HeadacheFemaleHeadacheHumansMaleMassageNeckPain ThresholdCervical alignmentinstrument-assisted soft tissue mobilizationmanual therapymyofascial trigger pointsTension-type headache

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PMID35674120
PMCPMC10288918
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