Effect of Kinesio Taping Versus Myofascial Release on Menstrual Low Back Pain
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: kinesio taping, myofascial release technique.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Low Back Pain. Basic parameters: 18 years — 25 years · Female.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Egypt
- Next step
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Official title
Effect of Kinesio Taping Versus Myofascial Release on Menstrual Low Back Pain in Young Females
Overview
the aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy of kinesio taping versus myofascial release technique on menstrual low back pain in young females
Detailed description
: Menstrual low back pain is a prevalent condition among women. Menstrual low back pain occurrence is affected by hormonal changes. Menstrual low back pain incidence more than 40% to 50% during the menstrual phase (days 1-6) of the menstrual cycle, while the range of prevalence was 45 to 95%. It has a high prevalence among females, especially females aged 20 to 25 years old. Hormonal changes might play an important role in the formation of Menstrual low back pain and is the main cause of feeling of pain during menstrual cycle. kinesio taping and myofascial release technique play an important role in the treatment of Menstrual low back pain. this trial has two groups; one will receive kinesio taping three days and the second will receive myofascial release technique for12 sessions through 3 consecutive menstrual cycle
Interventions
- Other kinesio taping
Before treatment, all female participants will undergo an allergic test on the anterior surface of the elbow. To ensure cleanliness, alcohol will be used to clean the areas to be evaluated before applying the tape. The H technique will be employed to apply KT over the lumbar region. Participants will be instructed to bend forwards from the waist, and two vertical strips will be applied. These strips will stretch the Golgi tendon organ on both sides of the spine from the top of the buttock cleft - Other myofascial release technique
myofascial release technique will be applied from prone on lumbar paravertebral muscles by using the olecranon of the physical therapist for 3 minutes, thoracolumbar fascia by using cross-handed hold, with hands placed on the T12-L1 levels and on the sacrum for 5 minutes without repetition and quadratus lumborum by using elbow with low pressure obliquely towards the center of the column for 7 min. Additionally, from supine on psoas muscle by transversal sliding of the psoas fascia. The therapis
Primary outcome measures
- pain intensity [Time frame: up to four weeks]]
- pain pressure threshold [Time frame: up to four weeks]]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- severity of dysmenorrhea [Time frame: up to four weeks]]
- Assess the function disability level [Time frame: up to four weeks]]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Healthy young virgin females suffering from menstrual low back pain diagnosed by the gynecologist.
- Their ages will be ranged from 18-25 years\' old
- Their body mass index will be ranged from 20-25 kg/m2.
- All females have regular menstruation
- Their pain intensity is scored as \> 4 on VAS just before or during the first 3 days of the menstruation
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Exclusion criteria
Females will be excluded from the study if they have:
- Any orthopedic problems such as trauma at lower spine, congenital malformation at spine and scoliosis.
- Any gynecological problem such as irregular menstrual cycle, secondary dysmenorrhea due to endometriosis, ovarian cyst, uterine fibroid and congenital malformation or pelvic inflammation.
- Athletic females
- Allergy to kinesio taping.
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Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Egypt · 1 center
- Hala mohamed ahmed morsy — Giza
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06280989 · P.T.REC/012/004768