Comparison between Myofascial Release Technique and Cyriax Manual Therapy on Pain and Disability in Subjects with Lateral Epicondylitis

Abstract

Study Design: Quasi experimental study design (Comparative in nature). Objective: To compare the eff ectiveness of myofascial release technique and cyriax manual therapy in reducing pain and improving function in patients with lateral epicondylitis. Methodology -30 subjects were included in the study. The subjects were alternately assigned into two groups i.e. group A and group B by using convenient sampling technique. Group A received myofascial release technique in conjunction with ultrasound and group B received Cyriax manual therapy in conjunction with ultrasound. Treatment was given for 12 sessions over a period of four weeks. Data was collected on 1st (pre-treatment), 6th (post-treatment) and 12th (post-treatment) session. Results: In within group analysis, both the groups i.e. Group A and Group B showed signifi cant (p<0.05) improvement in VAS and PRTEE scores after 12 treatment sessions but on comparing the two groups, both groups showed statistically non-signifi cant diff erence in pain (p-value > 0.05) and disability (p-value > 0.05). Conclusions: The fi nding suggests that in 12 treatment sessions, both the techniques equally eff ective in reducing pain and disability.