Effectiveness of Muscle Energy Technique Versus Deep Transverse Friction Massage on Trapezitis

Valarmathy Viswanathan; Veeragoudhaman T S

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i02.41209

Effectiveness of Muscle Energy Technique Versus Deep Transverse Friction Massage on Trapezitis

Author(s)	Ms. Valarmathy Viswanathan, Prof. Veeragoudhaman T S
Country	India
Abstract	Background: Trapezitis frequently manifests clinically as neck pain, restricted range of motion in the neck and shoulder girdle, guarding/tightness of the muscles, and functional impairment. Physical therapy, which includes a variety of passive and active treatments, has gained popularity in the last three decades as a means of treating neck pain. Positional Release Therapy, Myofascial Release, Dry Needling, Taping, Passive Stretching, Trigger Point Release, Muscular Energy Techniques, Cyriax Techniques, And Postural Correction Exercises. Objective: This study aims to determine the effect of Muscle Energy Technique versus Deep Transverse Friction Massage on Pain, Range of Motion, and Neck Disability Functions among adult patients with trapezitis Methods: A Quasi-experimental study was conducted at a single center, involving 45 patients diagnosed with trapezitis. All 45 patients were allocated in the 1:1:1 method in a 3-arm study. Both at baseline and two weeks after the interventions, outcome measures, such as the Numerical Pain Rating Scale (Pain), Baseline Goniometer (Range of Motion), and functional disability (Neck Disability Index) were assessed. Result: At baseline, no statistically significant differences were detected between the MET, DTFM, and control group with any outcome measure. The effect size of NPRS (5.600), NDI (26.889) and Lateral flexion of Right (-19.578) left (-19.000) with marginal improvements observed during the two-week follow-up in pain, functional disability, and cervical range of motion in all 3 groups. CONCLUSION: The study revealed that the use of muscular energy technique and deep transverse friction massage resulted in a decrease in pain, improvement in functional impairment, and an increase in cervical range of motion. Nevertheless, MET is superior to deep transverse friction massage in its efficacy for treating trapezitis for the outcomes measured in this trial.
Keywords	Neck pain, Muscle energy technique, Trapezius,Deep transverse friction massage
Field	Biology > Medical / Physiology
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 2, March-April 2025
Published On	2025-04-17
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i02.41209
Short DOI	https://doi.org/g9f4s8

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