International Clinical and Medical Case Reports Journal (ISSN: 2832-5788) | Volume 2, Issue 16 | Research Article | Open Access DOI
Mirza Zeeshan Sikandar*
Syeda Areeba Fatima1, Farah Shaheen2, Saman Babar3, Anam Rehmam4, Dawood Irshad5, Momin Mukhtar6, Muhammad Haris7, Mirza Zeeshan Sikandar8*
1House officer, Shalamar Teaching Hospital, Lahore
2HOD Physiotherapy, Chief coordinator Physiotherapy, Shalamar Teaching Hospital, Lahore
3House officer, Shalamar Teaching Hospital, Lahore
4Clinical Physiotherapist, Shalamar Teaching Hospital, Lahore
5Clinical Physiotherapist, Minhaj Physiotherapy Clinic Lahore
6House officer, Shalamar Teaching Hospital, Lahore
7Medical Officer, Primary & Secondary Healthcare Department, Narowal
8Department of Nephrology, Choudhary Muhammad Akram Teaching & Research Hospital, Lahore
*Correspondence to: Mirza Zeeshan Sikandar
Fulltext PDFBackground:A trigger point, also known as a hyperirritable point, causes a sharp pain on palpation. People often have a hidden trigger point for adductor pollicis because they overuses their android phones.
Objectives: To find out the comparative effectiveness of theragun and conventional treatment on adductor pollicis muscle trigger point among mobile phone users.
Materials and methods: This was a quasi-experimental study that was conducted from August 2021 to January 2022. Data from 32 android phone users was collected on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria. The data was collected from the Shalamar Institute of Health Sciences. Participants were divided into two groups: group a received conventional treatment of trigger point release and theragun, and group B received conventional treatment. A self-made questionnaire and the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) were used to evaluate pain level, while an algometer was used to measure pain pressure threshold. The comparative effectiveness was determined with algometer by measuring pain pressure threshold.
Results: A total of 62 participants were recruited with the mean age of 22.98 + 2.32.The mean ± SD 28.97 ± 2.3 in pre-treatment while post-treatment 33.75±2.9. The mean difference is -4.78, with a standard deviation of 2.4. The level of significance is reported as 0.000, which indicates that the results are statistically significant (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: Theragun on the trigger point of the adductor pollicis muscle in individuals who frequently use Android phones can be potentially beneficial and can ameliorate symptoms.
Theragun; Trigger point
Syeda Areeba Fatima, Farah Shaheen, Saman Babar, Anam Rehmam, Dawood Irshad, Momin Mukhtar, et al. Effects of Theragun on the Trigger Point of Adductor Pollicis among Android Phone Over Users. Int Clinc Med Case Rep Jour. 2023;2(16):1-7.