Ali Ismail Ali Mohamed, Abd El-Azeim Alshaymaa Shaaban, El-Sayed Felaya El-Sayed Essam
Department of Physical Therapy for Cardiovascular/Respiratory Disorder and Geriatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Basic Science Department, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
J Man Manip Ther. 2024 Apr;32(2):141-149. doi: 10.1080/10669817.2023.2192899. Epub 2023 Mar 23.
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the difference between the integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique (INIT) and spray and stretch technique in patients with neck pain and upper trapezius active trigger points. Methods: A convenience sample of 60 patients with neck pain and active trigger points were recruited from physiotherapy students and allocated randomly to three groups INIT plus stretching exercise spray and stretch technique plus stretching exercise, and stretching exercise only. Treatment was three times per week for four weeks. Pain intensity by visual analogue scale (VAS), pain pressure threshold (PPT), neck disability by Arabic neck disability index (ANDI), and muscle amplitude in the form of root mean square (RMS) by electromyography (EMG) were measured at baseline and after four weeks. Results: Between groups analysis; the results revealed statistical significant difference between three groups after four weeks of intervention as =0.0001. Within the group analysis, post hoc tests reported improvement at all variables in both INIT and spray and stretch technique groups with mean differences 64.5 and 65.1 in VAS, 20 and 18.15 in ANDI, -1.45 and -0.81 in PPT, and 2.47 and 1.88 in muscle amplitude, respectively. But there was no statistically significant difference in stretching only group in all variables except VAS. CONCLUSION: Both INIT and spray and stretch techniques had a clinical and statistical effects on pain, function, PPT, and RMS. According to results, there were statistical significant differences between INIT and spray and stretch groups at post-treatment in all variables except VAS with more favor to INIT group, but there were no clinical differences between INIT and spray and stretch groups.
目的:本研究旨在探讨综合神经肌肉抑制技术(INIT)与喷雾拉伸技术在颈痛和上斜方肌活动性触发点患者中的差异。
方法:从物理治疗学生中方便抽取 60 名患有颈痛和活动性触发点的患者,随机分为三组:INIT 加伸展运动、喷雾拉伸技术加伸展运动和仅伸展运动。治疗每周 3 次,持续 4 周。在基线和 4 周后,通过视觉模拟评分(VAS)、疼痛压力阈值(PPT)、阿拉伯颈痛残疾指数(ANDI)评估疼痛程度,通过肌电图(EMG)评估肌肉幅度的均方根(RMS)。
结果:组间分析结果显示,干预 4 周后三组间存在统计学差异(P=0.0001)。组内分析显示,INIT 和喷雾拉伸技术组的所有变量在治疗后均有改善,VAS 的平均差异为 64.5 和 65.1,ANDI 为 20 和 18.15,PPT 为-1.45 和-0.81,肌肉幅度为 2.47 和 1.88。但仅伸展运动组在所有变量中除 VAS 外均无统计学差异。
结论:INIT 和喷雾拉伸技术对疼痛、功能、PPT 和 RMS 均有临床和统计学效果。根据结果,INIT 和喷雾拉伸组在除 VAS 外的所有变量在治疗后均存在统计学差异,但 INIT 和喷雾拉伸组之间无临床差异。