Effects of Facilitated Positional Release Technique ( FPRT) Vs Manual Myofascial Release Technique in Female Patients With Piriformis Syndrome.
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: FACILITATED POSITIONAL RELEASE TECHNIQUE, MANUAL MYOFASCIAL RELEASE TECHNIQUE.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Piriformis Syndrome. Basic parameters: 25 years — 50 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
- Pakistan
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Official title
Effects of Facilitated Positional Release Technique( FPRT) Vs Manual Myofascial Release Technique in Female Patients With Piriformis Syndrome.
Overview
This study is a randomized control trial, and the purpose of this study is to determine the "Effects of Facilitated Positional Release Technique ( FPRT) Vs Manual Myofascial Release Technique in Female Patients with Piriformis Syndrome.
Detailed description
The purpose of this study is to determine the "Effects of Facilitated positional release technique vs manual myofascial release technique in female patietns with piriformis syndrome.
we make 2 groups control and treatment group . we give FPRT technique to treatment group and manual release technique to control group in patients with piriformis syndrome.
first we take base line readings of HIP ROMS( abduction, adduction, internal rotation, external rotation),NPRS and LEFS(lower extremity functional scale)..
after 2 weeks of treatment again we take same readings and compare both readings.
Interventions
- Procedure FACILITATED POSITIONAL RELEASE TECHNIQUE
Participants in experimental group A receive FPRT as a main intervention along with piriformis stretches. 30 minutes' session starts with application of 10 minutes hot pack, followed by FPRT and stretches respectively. For FPRT, the patient position was prone with the hip flexion approximately (60°-90°) and abduction. The therapist was seated on the side that was affected, and the treated leg was hanging off the table with the knee bent resting on the therapist thigh. The painful tender area was - Procedure MANUAL MYOFASCIAL RELEASE TECHNIQUE
Experimental Group B participants received MFRT as a main intervention along with application of hot pack and piriformis stretches. They also received 30 min session started with application of hot pack for 10 minutes followed by MFRT and piriformis stretches. For application of MFRT patient was in prone lying position. The therapist was standing at the affected/unaffected side of the patient. Myofascial release was provided, using the therapist's palm, finger pads or elbow directly on the pirif
Primary outcome measures
- Piriformis Pain [Time frame: Before and after every 2 sessions for a total of 2 weeks]
- Lower Extremity Functional Scale [Time frame: Before and after every 2 sessions for a total of 2 weeks]
- Range of Motion [Time frame: Before and after every 2 sessions for a total of 2 weeks.]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- • 25-50 years Only females Diagnosed piriformis syndrome Pain from 2 months
Exclusion criteria
- Lumbar Radiculopathy Fracture trauma to lumbar spine surgery/ total hip replacement hip OA
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Pakistan · 1 center
- Foundation University College of Physical Therapy — Islamabad
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07044869 · FUI/CTR/2024/81