NCT05554887

Effect of Thoracic Manipulation on Latent Trigger Point

Effect of Thoracic Manipulation on Muscle Strength and Pressure Pain Threshold in Healthy Individuals With Rhomboid Latent Trigger Point: A Randomized Sham Controlled Study.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 38 (actual)
• Sponsor: Pamukkale University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of one session thoracic manipulation on pressure pain threshold and rhomboid muscle strength in healthy individuals with latent trigger point.

Detailed description

Within the scope of the study, all individuals studying at Sarayköy Vocational School and volunteering to participate in the study will be screened.Immediately after determining the latent trigger points in the rhomboid muscles, the participants will be randomized by computer method and divided into 2 groups. Participants who underwent thrust thoracic manipulation will form the study group, and participants who received sham thrust thoracic manipulation will form the control group.Pressure pain threshold will be evaluated with an algometer and rhomboid muscle strength will be evaluated with a hand dynamometer.

Conditions

• Trigger Points

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Thrust manipulation	Participants will be positioned prone and the clinician will perform a high-speed, low-amplitude thrust into the most symptomatic segment of the thoracic spine. TM type, thrust direction, and number of thrusts will be at the clinician's discretion and will be based on the individualized assessment of the patient.
OTHER	Sham thrust manipulation	The same protocol will be applied as the push thoracic manipulation application, but no push will be applied.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-10-11
• Primary completion: 2022-12-01
• Completion: 2022-12-12
• First posted: 2022-09-26
• Last updated: 2022-12-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)