@misc{10498/38653,
year = {2020},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10498/38653},
abstract = {Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effects of myofascial release therapy vs a standard physical therapy
program in patients with neck pain (NP).
Methods: This was a randomized controlled trial in which 54 participants with mechanical NP were randomly
assigned into an experimental group (EG) or a comparison group (CG). The EG group (n = 27) received 5 therapy
sessions of myofascial release therapy while the CG group (n = 27) received 10 sessions of massage, ultrasound
therapy, and transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation over a 2-week period. Outcome measures were the numerical
pain rating scale (NPRS), pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) and range of motion at the end of treatment and at 1-month
follow-up.
Results: At 1-month follow-up, between-group differences in change scores were found in the NPRS (mean =  1.56,
95% confidence interval [CI] [ 2.30 to  0.81]; P < .001), in the right thoracic PPT (mean = 0.35, 95% CI [0.03-
0.66]; P = .031), and in both left (mean = 0.34, 95% CI [0.08-0.61]; P = .012) and right (mean = 0.29, 95% CI [0.04-
0.54]; P = .026) suboccipital PPTs. The success rate was 63.0% in the CG and 92.6% in the EG. The number needed to
treat was 3.38 (95% CI = 1.99-11.23).
Conclusions: Myofascial release therapy could be better than a standard physical therapy program for improving pain
and suboccipital PPTs in patients with NP. However, the difference between both},
publisher = {Elsevier},
keywords = {Fascia},
keywords = {Physical Therapy Modalities},
keywords = {Range of Motion},
title = {Treatment of Neck Pain With Myofascial Therapies: A Single Blind Randomized Controlled Trial},
doi = {10.1016/j.jmpt.2019.12.001},
author = {Rodríguez Huguet, Manuel and Rodríguez-Almagro, Daniel and Rodríguez-Huguet, Pablo and Martín Valero, Rocío and Lomas Vega, Rafael},
}