Papers by Robéria Albuquerque
Fisioterapia Brasil, May 20, 2017
Introduction: Trigger points are manifestations commonly found in Myofascial Pain Syndrome, assoc... more Introduction: Trigger points are manifestations commonly found in Myofascial Pain Syndrome, associated to the presence of muscles in a state of shortening or contraction, with increased tone and stiffness. The ischemic compression technique is one of several treatments proposed to inhibit trigger points. Objective: To evaluate the immediate effect of ischemic compression technique in the inhibition of upper trapezius muscle trigger points, through the subjective pain perception and muscle electromyographic analysis. Method: The study included 24 subjects with presence of latent or active trigger point. Data collected were analyzed using the adapted visual analogue scale and the RMS (Root Mean Square) average acquisition of surface electromyography before and after using the technique, through Wilcoxon test, considering a significance level of p ≤ 0.05. Results: There was a statistically significant difference in visual analogue scale evaluation (p = 0.0002), but the electromyographic signal analysis of the upper trapezius muscle revealed no differences with statistical significance (p = 0.4772). Conclusion: The ischemic compression technique was effective only in reducing immediately the trigger point pain, with no significant changes in the electromyographic signal of the upper trapezius muscle.
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Papers by Robéria Albuquerque