PMID- 33202559
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20210205
LR  - 20240330
IS  - 1660-4601 (Electronic)
IS  - 1661-7827 (Print)
IS  - 1660-4601 (Linking)
VI  - 17
IP  - 22
DP  - 2020 Nov 14
TI  - Evaluation of the Combination of Muscle Energy Technique and Trigger Point 
      Therapy in Asymptomatic Individuals with a Latent Trigger Point.
LID - 10.3390/ijerph17228430 [doi]
LID - 8430
AB  - (1) Background: The aim of the study was to determine the effect of the 
      combination therapy of Muscle Energy Technique (MET) and Trigger Point Therapy 
      (TPT) on the angular values of the range of movements of the cervical spine and 
      on the pressure pain threshold (PPT) of the trapezius muscle in asymptomatic 
      individuals. METHODS: The study involved 60 right-handed, asymptomatic students 
      with a latent trigger point in the upper trapezius muscle. All qualified 
      volunteers practiced amateur symmetrical sports. The study used a tensometric 
      electrogoniometer (cervical spine movement values) and an algometer (pressure 
      pain threshold (PPT) of upper trapezius). Randomly (sampling frame), volunteers 
      were assigned to three different research groups (MET + TPT, MET and TPT). All 
      participants received only one therapeutic intervention. Measurements were taken 
      in three time-intervals (pre, post and follow-up the next day after therapy). (2) 
      Results: One-time combined therapy (MET + TPT) significantly increases the range 
      of motion occurring in all planes of the cervical spine. One-time treatments of 
      single MET and single TPT therapy selectively affect the mobility of the cervical 
      spine. The value of the PPT significantly increased immediately after all 
      therapies, but only on the right trapezius muscle, while on the left side only 
      after the therapy combining MET with TPT. (3) Conclusion: The MET + TPT method 
      proved to be the most effective, as it caused changes in all examined goniometric 
      and subjective parameters.
FAU - Wendt, Michal
AU  - Wendt M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9325-3212
AD  - Department of Biology and Anatomy, Poznan University of Physical Education, 
      61-871 Poznan, Poland.
FAU - Waszak, Malgorzata
AU  - Waszak M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5118-977X
AD  - Department of Biology and Anatomy, Poznan University of Physical Education, 
      61-871 Poznan, Poland.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Randomized Controlled Trial
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20201114
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Int J Environ Res Public Health
JT  - International journal of environmental research and public health
JID - 101238455
SB  - IM
MH  - Cervical Vertebrae
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Myofascial Pain Syndromes
MH  - Range of Motion, Articular
MH  - *Superficial Back Muscles
MH  - Trigger Points
PMC - PMC7696776
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - cervical spine
OT  - muscle energy technique
OT  - pressure pain threshold
OT  - range of motion
OT  - trapezius muscle
OT  - trigger point therapy
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2020/11/19 06:00
MHDA- 2021/02/07 06:00
PMCR- 2020/11/01
CRDT- 2020/11/18 01:00
PHST- 2020/09/07 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2020/11/11 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2020/11/12 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2020/11/18 01:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2020/11/19 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/02/07 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2020/11/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - ijerph17228430 [pii]
AID - ijerph-17-08430 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/ijerph17228430 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Nov 14;17(22):8430. doi: 
      10.3390/ijerph17228430.