Comparative study on effectiveness of myofascial release technique along with ultrasound therapy V/S myofascial release technique along with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in the fibromyalgia neck patients

Abstract

Introduction: Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain syndrome characterized by wide spread musculoskeletal pain with multiple symptoms which include fatigue, sleep disturbance, cognitive dysfunction and psychological distress. It is one of the most common chronic pain conditions in the world. It has prevalence rate of 2% in the world population, and it’s found 1% to 4.9% in women population, 0% to 2.9% in men population. There are many aetiologies fibromyalgia such as Diet, Viral, Occupation, Seasonal, Environmental, Post traumatic stress disorder, Psychological and Cognitive behavioural factors are most common. Neck pain is one of the symptoms that experience with fibromyalgia. Aim: To compare the effect Myofascial Release technique along with Ultrasound Versus Myofascial Release technique along with Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in the Fibromyalgia Neck patients. Materials and Methods: This was a Randomised Control study. A total of 60 patients were divided into two groups of 30 each. Group A patients treated with Ultrasound along with MFR and Group B patients treated with TENS along with MFR and outcome measures were collected on day 1, at the end of 2nd week and at the end of 3rd week. Data from study were analysed using the statistical package SPSS 21.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL) and level of significance was set at p