Effects of Myofacial Release Technique and Sciatic Nerve Slider Technique in Sciatica

NCT ID: NCT06536829

Last Updated: 2024-08-05

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 36 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-06-26
• Study Completion Date: 2024-09-26

Brief Summary

Sciatica is not a medical condition itself, but is a symptom of whatever condition is affecting your sciatic nerve. Pain in the lower back, hip and legs is the most common symptom. However, tingling, numbness and weakness are also symptoms of a damaged sciatic nerve. Physical therapy is a popular and effective way of treating the pain from sciatica. Myofascial release (MFR) is another useful option for sciatica due to the fact that it focuses the connective tissues of the body, including muscles and the fibrous tissues, often called fascia, encircling the joints.This study will be conducted to compare the Effects of myofacial release technique with and without sciatic nerve slider technique on Pain, Range of Motion and Functional Disability among cricket players with Sciatica. This study will be conducted because, no such evidence found in literature to find out the effects of myofacial release technique with sciatic nerve slider technique for sciatica. Myofacial release technique and sciatic nerve slider technique are useful, because these can reduce patients number of visits for the treatment and are easy to use, feasible and cost effective. The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the human body. It is formed at the point where five nerves from the lower back all come together, and stretches all the way from the hips to the bottoms of the feet. When this important nerve becomes compressed, inflamed or irritated, it causes the pain in the lower back and legs known as sciatica. A physical therapist uses a number of proven methods to help relieve sciatic pain. One of the most commonly employed methods is known as myofascial release therapy. Myofascial release is a method that a physical therapist can use to treat many sources of pain that are caused by damage to the nervous system. It involves the therapist using hands-on, manual techniques to release areas of tension and pain in the body. Here are three reasons that myofascial release is an effective tool for treating sciatica.

Detailed Description

Physical therapy is a popular and effective way of treating the pain from sciatica. Myofascial release (MFR) is another useful option for sciatica due to the fact that it focuses the connective tissues of the body, including muscles and the fibrous tissues, often called fascia, encircling the joints.This study will be conducted to compare the Effects of myofacial release technique with and without sciatic nerve slider technique on Pain, Range of Motion and Functional Disability among cricket players with Sciatica. This study will be conducted because, no such evidence found in literature to find out the effects of myofacial release technique with sciatic nerve slider technique for sciatica. Myofacial release technique and sciatic nerve slider technique are useful, because these can reduce patients number of visits for the treatment and are easy to use, feasible and cost effective. The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the human body. It is formed at the point where five nerves from the lower back all come together, and stretches all the way from the hips to the bottoms of the feet. When this important nerve becomes compressed, inflamed or irritated, it causes the pain in the lower back and legs known as sciatica. A physical therapist uses a number of proven methods to help relieve sciatic pain. One of the most commonly employed methods is known as myofascial release therapy. Myofascial release is a method that a physical therapist can use to treat many sources of pain that are caused by damage to the nervous system. It involves the therapist using hands-on, manual techniques to release areas of tension and pain in the body. Here are three reasons that myofascial release is an effective tool for treating sciatica.

Conditions

Sciatic Neuropathy; Sciatica; Range of Motion

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

MYOFACIAL RELEASE TECHNIQUE, SCIATIC NERVE SLIDER TECHNIQUE

Group A (18) and Group B(18). Both groups will be given a patient evaluation sheet. Group A will receive myofacial release technique and sciatic nerve slider technique with routine physiotherapy. simple myoficial release technique by applying gentle sustained pressure to the myoficial layer for 30-50 seconds. The myofacial release technique will apply on lumber region and calf musle. Group A will receive both techniques

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Myofacial release technique and sciatic nerve slider technique

Intervention Type: OTHER

Myofacial release technique, sciatic nerve slider technique 0 week,6 week 12 weeks

Myofacial release technique

Intervention Type: OTHER

0week,6 week, 12 weeks

MYOFACIAL RELEASE TECHNIQUE

Group B will receive just myofacial release technique and routine physiotherapy. Pain, range of motion and functional disability will be measured before session, immediate effect after first session, then after 06 weeks (18 session) and after weeks 12 (18 session) (3 sessions a week with 7-10 repetitions). with simple myoficial release technique by applying gentle sustained pressure to the myoficial layer for 30-50 seconds. The myofacial release technique will apply on lumber region and calf musle. Group B will receive myofacial release techniqe and routine physiotherapy.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Myofacial release technique and sciatic nerve slider technique

Intervention Type: OTHER

Myofacial release technique, sciatic nerve slider technique 0 week,6 week 12 weeks

Myofacial release technique

Intervention Type: OTHER

0week,6 week, 12 weeks

Interventions

Myofacial release technique and sciatic nerve slider technique

Myofacial release technique, sciatic nerve slider technique 0 week,6 week 12 weeks

Intervention Type: OTHER

Myofacial release technique

0week,6 week, 12 weeks

Intervention Type: OTHER

Other Intervention Names

routine physiotherpy; Routine physiotherapy

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Age group between 18-35 yrs.
• Male cricketers
• Pre diagnosed Patients suffering from sciatica referred from Orthopedic.
• History of low back pain atleast 03 months before enrollement.
• Pain while examing when straight leg test (SLR) is performed.
• Patients who are willing to particiapate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

• History of any systemic disease
• History of trauma
• History of previous fracture in lower limb.
• History of prior Surgery
• Corticosteroid injection for lumber radiculopathy within previous 03 momths;
• Any known malignancy /neoplasma involved side.
• Diagnosed/known psychiatric illness.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 35 Years
• Eligible Sex: MALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Muhammad Mohsin Raza

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University

Locations

Pakistan Sports Board

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Pakistan

Central Contacts

Muhammad Atif Javed, PP-DPT

Role: CONTACT

atif.javed@riphah.edu.pk

+923317491071

Facility Contacts

Yaseen Baloch

Role: primary

+923420308930

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Reference Type: BACKGROUND

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Reference Type: BACKGROUND

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Reference Type: BACKGROUND

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Other Identifiers

REC/RCR&AHS/23/0470

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id