NCT01275482

Effectiveness of Transverse Friction Massage in Latent Myofascial Trigger Points in Anterior Deltoid Muscle

Effectiveness of Transverse Friction Massage Causing or Not Local Twitch Response in Anterior Deltoid Muscle Latent Myofascial Trigger Points

• Status: Completed
• Phase: EARLY_Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Castilla-La Mancha · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Transverse Friction Massage (TFM) in Latent Myofascial Trigger points (MTrP) is more effective making this technique in two different ways.

Detailed description

The investigators divide in two groups. The investigators apply the TFM in similar way in both, but the investigators cause local twitch response (isolated contraction of muscle fibers containing the latent trigger points)just in one group. So the investigators want to know whether the effectiveness of this technique is due to those local twitch responses, comparing both groups. The investigators asses Strength, range of motion, and overall, pressure pain thresholds to evaluate the pain sensitivity progress.

Conditions

• Myofascial Trigger Points
• Myofascial Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Transverse friction massage (TFM)	The TFM was describe of Cyriax as an effective method to treat soft tissues. It is a massage done always in perpendicular direction of damage tissue. During the massage, we can caused isolated contractions from the fiber muscles containing the latent trigger points.
PROCEDURE	Transverse friction massage (TFM)	The TFM was describe of Cyriax as an effective method to treat soft tissues. It is a massage done always in perpendicular direction of damage tissue.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-01-01
• Primary completion: 2011-03-01
• Completion: 2011-03-01
• First posted: 2011-01-12
• Last updated: 2011-04-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain