NCT03408496

Myofascial Release of Physiological Chains and Muscle Stretching in Patients With Fibromyalgia

Myofascial Release of the Trunk Physiological Chains and Muscle Stretching on Pain, Quality of Life and Functional Capacity of Patients With Fibromyalgia: Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 38 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 59 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Muscle stretching is a therapeutic technique commonly used by physiotherapists, but for the treatment of fibromyalgia it still has weak evidence to support its real effect. On the other hand, myofascial mobilization in the location of tender points, as it is the solution for the population, demonstrating effects on the improvement of the symptoms, but not yet achieving the minimal clinically important change. In this context, myofascial release guided by physiological chains, so far not studied, is presented as an alternative to improve pain and quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia because it acts in a global way and, probably, more effective. This study evaluates the effect of myofascial release of the trunk physiological chains and muscle stretching on pain, quality of life and functional capacity of patients with fibromyalgia when compared to the control group.

Conditions

• Fibromyalgia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Myofascial release	Manual therapy
OTHER	Muscle stretching	Muscle stretching
OTHER	Control	Medical appointment

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-01-23
• Primary completion: 2019-02-16
• Completion: 2019-03-19
• First posted: 2018-01-24
• Last updated: 2019-03-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil