Comparative Study of Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilisation Vs Ischemic Compression in Myofascial Trigger Points on Upper Trapezius Muscle in Professional Badminton Players
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https://doi.org/10.37506/ijpot.v14i1.3480Keywords:
trapezius, trigger points, Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM), ischemic compression.Abstract
Study design: Pre-post experimental study design. Background: The presence of trigger points over
trapezius muscle is one of the major reasons of injuries in badminton players. Trigger points affect the
flexibility of muscles which if untreated leads to dysfunctions. This alters the biomechanics of badminton
gameplay. Objective: Hence, present study was undertaken to find out and compare the effects of Instrument
Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization and ischemic compression in trapezius trigger points in badminton players.
Procedure: In this study, 30 participants were recruited based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. They
were divided in 2 groups of 15 each. Each intervention was administered to them for a period of 2 weeks,
2 sessions per week in respective groups. Pre and post assessment was taken using following outcome
measures-NPRS, pain pressure threshold and cervical range of motion. Results: There was significant
increase in the pain pressure threshold of the players and the cervical range of motion in the IASTM group.
There was decrease in the NPRS findings in the IASTM group. Conclusion: The results suggested that
IASTM showed better results than ischemic compression in relieving trapezius trigger points.
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Copyright (c) 2020 Soumik Basu1 , Rajas Edgaonkar2 , Gaurang Baxi1 , Tushar J Palekar3 , M Vijayakumar1 , Aditi Swami2 , Mohammad Zaid Tai2
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