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Trial reportBMC musculoskeletal disorders2023

Effects of fasciatherapy versus fascial manipulation on pain, range of motion and function in patients with chronic neck pain.

Syeda Aiman Batool, Syed Shakil-Ul-Rehman, Zainab Tariq, Mehwish Ikram

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05272111 nacompletednot on this map

Effects of Fasciatherapy Versus Facial Manipulation on Pain, Range of Motion and Function in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2022 to 2022Enrolled52ConditionsNeck PainArmsDBM fasciatherapy+ conventional physical therapy, fascial manipulation+ conventional physical therapy
NCT06522230 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Analyzing the Perceived Impact of Fascial Stretch Therapy on the Post-exercise Recovery Process.

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of British ColumbiaRan2024 to 2025Enrolled5ConditionsExercise TherapyArmsFascial Stretch Therapy
3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Syeda Aiman BatoolFaculty of Rehabilitation and Allied Health Sciences, Riphah International University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Syed Shakil-Ul-RehmanFaculty of Rehabilitation and Allied Health Sciences, Riphah International University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Zainab TariqFaculty of Rehabilitation and Allied Health Sciences, Riphah International University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Mehwish IkramFaculty of Rehabilitation and Allied Health Sciences, Riphah International University, Lahore, Pakistan. mehwish.physiotherapist@gmail.com.
Riphah International University · PK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNeck pain is among the common musculoskeletal problem that hinders a person's daily activities. Fascial tightness is a familiar cause of chronic neck pain that is often neglected and can further cause neck disability and a limited range of motion.

objectiveThe purpose was to compare the effects of fascia therapy and fascial manipulation on pain, range of motion and function in patients with chronic neck pain.

methodsA randomized clinical trial was conducted from February to August 2022 in the Riphah Rehabilitation Centre, Lahore, Pakistan. Fifty-two participants of both genders, aged 18-40 years with chronic neck pain of at least 3-6 months were included. Group A (n = 26) received fascia therapy along with a conventional physical therapy protocol of hot pack, strengthening and stretching, while group B (n = 26) received the fascial manipulation treatment with conventional physical therapy. All the participants were assessed at baseline and after 3 weeks (3 sessions per week). Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), Neck Disability Index (NDI) and Goniometer (range of motions) were the outcome measures. SPSS 25 was used for the data analysis and normality of the data through the Shaphiro-Wilk test (p > 0.05), and parametric tests were applied.

resultsThe mean age of group A was 24.82 ± 2.64 years, and group B was 24.17 ± 2.20 years. The independent t-test result showed no significant difference (p ≥ 0.05) in all parameters except in cervical extension and right-side bending (p < 0.05). At the same time, the pair-wise comparison showed significant results (p < 0.05) for all outcome measures in both groups.

conclusionDBM fascia therapy improved cervical extension and side bending (right) more than the fascial manipulation group.It is concluded that DBM fascia therapy shows more improvement as compared to other group. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: This study was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05272111 on 09/03/2022.

Indexed as

Chronic PainManipulation, SpinalAdultFasciaFemaleHumansMaleNeck PainPain MeasurementRange of Motion, ArticularTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultChronic neck painDannis bois methodFascial manipulationFascia therapy

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PMID37798756
PMCPMC10552279
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