PMID- 34391301
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20210819
LR  - 20210819
IS  - 1532-9283 (Electronic)
IS  - 1360-8592 (Linking)
VI  - 27
DP  - 2021 Jul
TI  - A comparative study of Thai massage and muscle energy technique for chronic neck 
      pain: A single-blinded randomized clinical trial.
PG  - 647-653
LID - S1360-8592(21)00108-X [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.jbmt.2021.05.007 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is the most common form of muscle 
      disorders. Traditional Thai massage (TM) and muscle energy (ME) technique have 
      been used to treat patients with MPS for long time but head-to-head comparisons 
      of these interventions have not been established. AIM: The aim of the current 
      study was to compare the effects of TM and the ME technique on pain intensity 
      (PI), pressure pain threshold (PPT), neck disability (ND), and neck flexion range 
      of motion (NFROM) in patients with chronic neck pain associated with myofascial 
      trigger points (MTrPs). DESIGN: A randomized, single-blinded clinical trial. 
      SETTING: Department of Physical Therapy, School of Integrative Medicine, Mae Fah 
      Luang University. POPULATION: Forty-five patients with chronic neck pain 
      associated with MTrPs were recruited. METHODS: The patients were randomly 
      allocated to the TM, ME, or control groups, with each having eight treatment 
      sessions over a period of two weeks. PI, PPT, ND, and NFROM were assessed before, 
      immediately after the first treatment session, and one day after the last 
      treatment session. RESULTS: Based on the results, both TM and the ME technique 
      resulted in a significant improvement in all parameters (p < 0.05) compared to 
      the control group. Additionally, no significant difference was observed between 
      TM and the ME technique in all parameters. CONCLUSIONS: The application of TM or 
      the ME technique can be a practical alternative approach for the treatment of 
      chronic neck pain associated with MTrPs.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
FAU - Buttagat, Vitsarut
AU  - Buttagat V
AD  - Department of Physical Therapy, School of Integrative Medicine, Mae Fah Luang 
      University, Chiang Rai, Thailand. Electronic address: vitsarutbut@hotmail.com.
FAU - Muenpan, Kanokwan
AU  - Muenpan K
AD  - Department of Physical Therapy, School of Integrative Medicine, Mae Fah Luang 
      University, Chiang Rai, Thailand.
FAU - Wiriyasakunphan, Witawit
AU  - Wiriyasakunphan W
AD  - Department of Physical Therapy, School of Integrative Medicine, Mae Fah Luang 
      University, Chiang Rai, Thailand.
FAU - Pomsuwan, Saowalak
AU  - Pomsuwan S
AD  - Department of Physical Therapy, School of Integrative Medicine, Mae Fah Luang 
      University, Chiang Rai, Thailand.
FAU - Kluayhomthong, Sujittra
AU  - Kluayhomthong S
AD  - Department of Physical Therapy, School of Integrative Medicine, Mae Fah Luang 
      University, Chiang Rai, Thailand.
FAU - Areeudomwong, Pattanasin
AU  - Areeudomwong P
AD  - Department of Physical Therapy, School of Integrative Medicine, Mae Fah Luang 
      University, Chiang Rai, Thailand.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Randomized Controlled Trial
DEP - 20210511
PL  - United States
TA  - J Bodyw Mov Ther
JT  - Journal of bodywork and movement therapies
JID - 9700068
SB  - IM
MH  - *Chronic Pain/therapy
MH  - Humans
MH  - Massage
MH  - Muscles
MH  - *Myofascial Pain Syndromes/therapy
MH  - Neck Pain/therapy
MH  - Pain Threshold
MH  - Thailand
MH  - Treatment Outcome
MH  - Trigger Points
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Muscle energy technique
OT  - Neck pain
OT  - Thai massage
OT  - Trigger points
COIS- Declaration of competing interest The authors certify that there is no conflict 
      of interest with any financial organization regarding the material discussed in 
      the manuscript.
EDAT- 2021/08/16 06:00
MHDA- 2021/08/20 06:00
CRDT- 2021/08/15 01:00
PHST- 2020/10/17 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2021/03/13 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2021/05/07 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2021/08/15 01:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2021/08/16 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/08/20 06:00 [medline]
AID - S1360-8592(21)00108-X [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.jbmt.2021.05.007 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2021 Jul;27:647-653. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2021.05.007. Epub 2021 
      May 11.