Clinical trial NCT03225053: EFFECTS OF MIOFASCIAL RELEASE AND PERCUTANEOUS MICROELETROLYSIS IN TYPE HEADACHE
Official title: EFFECTS OF MIOFASCIAL RELEASE AND PERCUTANEOUS MICROELETROLYSIS IN INDIVIDUALS WITH TYPICAL TYPE HEADACHE
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Trigger Point
Tension-Type Headache
Keywords: Percutaneous microelectrolysis
Physiotherapy
Lead sponsor: Estácio Ponta Negra
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2017-07-21
Enrollment: 60
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 40
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Intervention model description: After the initial evaluation, the investigator 2 will conduct the experimental procedures in the different groups, which will be submitted to the following protocols: G1 (n = 15) called LMF will be submitted to the myofascial release technique consisting of: , Deep sliding, pumping-kneading, thumb and four-finger rubbing, and sliding) applied to the musculature of the most painful region for 15 minutes. G2 (n = 15) will be applied to the MEP® technique, in which needles will be introduced on three occasions during each session, at different points of the musculature of the most painful region, for a total of 3 minutes. The G3 (n = 15) will be performed the two techniques above, being applied first Miofascial Release and later to MEP®. G4 (n = 15) will be the control group, not performing any of the interventions. The reevaluations will occur immediately and after 48 hours of the intervention.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: A headache is a more common disorder and one that prevails over a lifetime of much of the population. Among the causes are in the stress and spasms of the pericranial musculature, presence of painful sensitivity in the region, decrease of pain threshold, and a presence of trigger points (PGs) that can also cause as headaches. The solutions for health and health, in addition to Percutaneous Microelectrolysis (MEP®), which is used in the application of low intensity galvanic current through the acupuncture needle. Although it is a very common pathology, it is still little studied and a lack of information is a question of solutions such as crisis of care. This work justifies the negative bones of CTT in university students, as this has repercussions on the quality of life, besides proposing a therapeutic approach to reduce the symptomatology. The present study aims to investigate the effects of myofascial release techniques, MEP® and an association of therapies, observing the impact on quality of life and repercussions on academic performance. This is a controlled clinical trial of a convenience-based approach, consisting of universities between the 1st and 10th Physical Therapy course of Estácio Ponta Negra, over 18 years of age, who are not present in the application of the questionnaires, It is necessary to use the medicine of the analgesic type. The volunteers are evaluated through the HIT-6 and SF-36 questionnaires, after a selection of pain evaluation, PGs and algometry. The randomization will consist of 4 groups, after a consultation and an immediate re-evaluation and a second time and a new intervention and re-evaluation. A descriptive and inferential statistics will be performed through the SPSS 20.0 program. The normality of the data is observed by the Kolmogorov-Smirnov (KS) test. For a comparison between groups whose parametric data are applied or anova test with post hoc tukey comingue of significance of 5% (p \<0.05). It is believed that the use of the association of myofascial release techniques and Percutaneous Microelectronics promotes greater benefits in tension headache.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Be over 18 years old, they will be present at the time of ordering, not being pregnant and not taking analgesic medication at least 24 hours before the intervention.

Exclusion Criteria:

* More than 20% of the questionnaire data are incomplete and if during the research the volunteer presents some discomfort.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Headache impact test (HIT-6)
timeFrame: ten minutes
measure: Quality of life assessment (SF-36)
timeFrame: ten minutes
measure: Pain assessment
timeFrame: five minutes
measure: Evaluation of trigger points
timeFrame: twenty minutes
measure: Assessment of pressure pain threshold
timeFrame: twenty minutes
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