PMID- 26910293
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20161213
LR  - 20240325
IS  - 1557-7708 (Electronic)
IS  - 1075-5535 (Print)
IS  - 1075-5535 (Linking)
VI  - 22
IP  - 3
DP  - 2016 Mar
TI  - Myofascial Pain Syndrome in the Elderly and Self-Exercise: A Single-Blind, 
      Randomized, Controlled Trial.
PG  - 244-51
LID - 10.1089/acm.2015.0205 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to demonstrate the effect of self-exercise with a 
      therapeutic inflatable ball (SEIB) in elderly patients with myofascial pain 
      syndrome. DESIGN: Single-blind, randomized, controlled noninferiority trial. 
      SETTING: University campus. PARTICIPANTS: Forty elderly patients with myofascial 
      pain syndrome completed the study. They were randomly allocated to SEIB (n = 22; 
      mean age, 70.23 +/- 6.11 years) or ultrasound (US) therapy (n = 18; mean age, 
      67.99 +/- 5.64 years). INTERVENTION: SEIB and US therapy (twice weekly for 4 
      consecutive weeks). OUTCOME MEASURES: Visual analog scale (VAS), pressure pain 
      threshold (PPT), and cervical lateral flexion (CLF) were measured at baseline and 
      at 1, 2, 3, and 4 weeks. RESULTS: The noninferiority test indicated that SEIB was 
      not inferior to US for VAS, PPT, and CLF. Between-group comparisons showed no 
      significant differences in the VAS (F = 2.579; p = 0.117), the PPT (F = 0.245; 
      p = 0.624), and the CLF (F = 2.072; p = 0.159). In within-group comparisons, both 
      groups presented significant differences in VAS (SEIB after 1 week and US after 1 
      week), PPT (SEIB after 3 weeks and US after 4 weeks), and CLF (SEIB after 4 weeks 
      and US after 4 weeks) compared with baseline values. CONCLUSIONS: SEIB for 4 
      weeks has an effect similar to that of US for desensitizing myofascial pain and 
      increasing joint flexibility. High accessibility and low cost would make SEIB a 
      practical self-treatment method in elderly patients with myofascial pain 
      syndrome.
FAU - Kim, Minhee
AU  - Kim M
AD  - 1 Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Science, Korea University , 
      Seoul, South Korea .
FAU - Lee, Minyoung
AU  - Lee M
AD  - 1 Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Science, Korea University , 
      Seoul, South Korea .
FAU - Kim, Yushin
AU  - Kim Y
AD  - 2 Functional and Applied Biomechanics Section, Department of Rehabilitation 
      Medicine, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, MD.
FAU - Oh, Sejun
AU  - Oh S
AD  - 1 Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Science, Korea University , 
      Seoul, South Korea .
FAU - Lee, Dongshin
AU  - Lee D
AD  - 3 Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Science, Eulji University , 
      Gyeonggido, South Korea .
FAU - Yoon, BumChul
AU  - Yoon B
AD  - 1 Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Science, Korea University , 
      Seoul, South Korea .
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Randomized Controlled Trial
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20160224
PL  - United States
TA  - J Altern Complement Med
JT  - Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.)
JID - 9508124
SB  - IM
MH  - Aged
MH  - Analysis of Variance
MH  - *Exercise Therapy
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Myofascial Pain Syndromes/*therapy
MH  - Pain Measurement
MH  - *Ultrasonic Therapy
PMC - PMC4842951
EDAT- 2016/02/26 06:00
MHDA- 2016/12/15 06:00
PMCR- 2017/03/01
CRDT- 2016/02/25 06:00
PHST- 2017/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
PHST- 2016/02/25 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2016/02/26 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/12/15 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1089/acm.2015.0205 [pii]
AID - 10.1089/acm.2015.0205 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Altern Complement Med. 2016 Mar;22(3):244-51. doi: 10.1089/acm.2015.0205. Epub 
      2016 Feb 24.