Volume : 6, Issue : 5, May - 2017

EFFECT OF POSITIONAL RELEASE TECHNIQUE VERSUS DEEP TRANSVERSE FRICTION MASSAGE ON GLUTEUS MEDIUS TRIGGER POINT IN MECHANICAL LOW BACK PAIN - A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Soumik Basu, Jharna Mantri, Prof. Tushar J Palekar, Vinaya Chitgopkar

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<b style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;&#10;mso-fareast-font-family:Calii;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN">Background and Purpose:</span></b><span lang="EN-IN" style="text-align: justify; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">Myofascial trigger points are extremely common and Gluteus Medius is one of the muscle which undergoes shortening and reduces hip range of motion, cause pain and affects lumbo-pelvic stability. This study aims to compare the effect of Positional Release Technique and Deep Transverse Friction Massage on gluteus medius trigger point to see which technique is more effective in reducing mechanical low back pain.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:&#10;justify;line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Methods: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">30 subjects were randomly divided into two treatment groups and were given Positional Release Technique (Group A) and Deep Transverse Friction Massage (Group B).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:&#10;justify;line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Results: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Significant decrease in VAS, ODI and PPT (Pain Pressure Threshold) values (p &lt; 0.05) in group A.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:&#10;justify;line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Conclusion:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"> Positional Release Technique is better choice of treatment in relieving mechanical low back pain by treating gluteus medius trigger points.<o:p></o:p></span></p>