Muscle Energy Technique on Hamstring Muscle for Trigger Points of Muscle of Mastication

Launched by RIPHAH INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY · Jul 25, 2023

Keywords

ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying a treatment called muscle energy technique to help people with pain in the jaw muscles, specifically those who have trigger points. Trigger points are tight knots in the muscles that can cause pain and limit how well you can open your mouth. The goal of the trial is to see if this technique can reduce pain and improve mouth opening and overall jaw function.

To participate, you need to be between 25 and 50 years old and have specific symptoms, such as tightness in your jaw muscles and difficulty opening your mouth wider than 40 millimeters. However, if you have fibromyalgia, a history of whiplash, or have had surgery in the neck area, you may not be eligible. If you choose to join the trial, you will receive treatment and help researchers understand how effective this method is for managing your jaw pain.

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Age group 25 to 50 years..
• 2. Diagnosis of trps using the diagnostic criteria:
• • Presence of palpable taut band in a skeletal muscle.
• • Presence of hypersensitive tendor spot in a taut band
• • Spontaneous response of the typical referred pain pattern.
• • A local twitch response provided by snapping palpation of taut band.
• • Reproduction of the typical referred pain pattern of Trp in response to compression.
• • 3. Reduced mouth opening \< 40nm
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Diagnosis of fibromyalgia.
• • History of whiplash injury
• • History of any surgery in the cranio cervical region
• • Having under gone any myofacial pain therapy
• • No lower extremity or low back pathology.