The short-term effects of post-isometric relaxation and strain-counterstrain on latent quadratus lumborum trigger points and pressure pain thresholds.
Item
- Title
- The short-term effects of post-isometric relaxation and strain-counterstrain on latent quadratus lumborum trigger points and pressure pain thresholds.
- Author(s)
- Jones, Deborah
- Abstract
- This study aimed to investigate the independent effects of post-isometric relaxation with stretch and strain-counterstrain applied to quadratus lumborum trigger points, on pressure pain threshold.The sample consisted of 15 asymptomatic students from the British College of Osteopathic Medicine (females n=9, males n=6), aged 18-45 (with a mean of 33.5 years ± 6.37 years).Study design involved a cross-over study, obtaining 3 pre and postintervention readings from quadratus lumborum. Interventions included: strain-counterstrain, post-isometric relaxation with stretch, sham and control.Results demonstrated no significant change in PPT following any interventions for strain-counterstrain and post-isometric relaxation respectively. There was a significant effect of sham versus control (p=0.047). Evidence for the long-term effect of any single treatment modality remains limited. Further studies investigating significant effects of manual techniques on pressure pain thresholds are needed for clinical application.
- presented at
- British College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Date Accepted
- 2013
- Date Submitted
- 16.11.2018 10:30:28
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Number of pages
- 41
- Submitted by:
- 4457
- Pub-Identifier
- 16345
- Inst-Identifier
- 1076
- Keywords
- C ontrol, Cross-over, Latent trigger points, Muscle energy technique, Post isometric relaxation with stretch, Quadratus lumborum, S train-countersrain, Sham
- Recommended
- 1
- Item sets
- Thesis
Jones, Deborah, “The short-term effects of post-isometric relaxation and strain-counterstrain on latent quadratus lumborum trigger points and pressure pain thresholds.”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 5, 2025, https://www.osteopathicresearch.org/s/orw/item/2004