Purpose: to investigate the effect of HILT on pain intensity in patients with acute cervical MTrP in the upper trapezius muscle. methods: 50 patients (32 female and 18 male) having MTrP in the upper trapezius muscle from out-clinic of faculty of physical therapy BADR university, were participated in this study. Their ages ranged from 20 to 40 years old with body mass index less than 25 kg/m² They were assigned randomly into two equal groups; group (A) received traditional treatment only (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), ultrasound massage (US) and stretch and exercise) , group B received HILT with traditional treatment. duration of treatment was 2 sessions/week for 4 weeks. Measurement of the visual analogue scale (VAS) was recorded before and at the end of intervention. Results: Results showed that there was significant difference between the two groups in the outcome measures in the post treatment assessment, but the HILT group (group B) showed a significant improvement than the control group (group A) at (p >0.001). Conclusion: HILT is an adjuvant physical therapy modality that may provide better outcomes for a patient with cervical MTrP.
ahmed, H., abu taleb, E., & ameen, F. (2020). HIGH INTENSITY LASER THERAPY ON PAIN IN PATIENTS WITH MYOFASCIAL TRIGGER POINTS. Egyptian Journal of Physical Therapy, 3(1), 1-8. doi: 10.21608/ejpt.2020.33415.1009
MLA
hatem mostafa ahmed; enas abu taleb; fairouz hatem ameen. "HIGH INTENSITY LASER THERAPY ON PAIN IN PATIENTS WITH MYOFASCIAL TRIGGER POINTS", Egyptian Journal of Physical Therapy, 3, 1, 2020, 1-8. doi: 10.21608/ejpt.2020.33415.1009
HARVARD
ahmed, H., abu taleb, E., ameen, F. (2020). 'HIGH INTENSITY LASER THERAPY ON PAIN IN PATIENTS WITH MYOFASCIAL TRIGGER POINTS', Egyptian Journal of Physical Therapy, 3(1), pp. 1-8. doi: 10.21608/ejpt.2020.33415.1009
VANCOUVER
ahmed, H., abu taleb, E., ameen, F. HIGH INTENSITY LASER THERAPY ON PAIN IN PATIENTS WITH MYOFASCIAL TRIGGER POINTS. Egyptian Journal of Physical Therapy, 2020; 3(1): 1-8. doi: 10.21608/ejpt.2020.33415.1009
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