Employing randomized controlled clinical settings, research explores the impact of strain-counter-strain on the management of lower back myofascial pain syndrome

The purpose of this study is to analyse the impact of incorporating the strain-counter-strain (SCS) approach into physical therapy exercises for patients with lower back myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) on pain levels, ROM, and functional impairment. Methods: The experimental group consisted of thirty individuals with lower back MPS, while the control group included forty patients. When it came to physical treatment, one group used the SCS method and exercised four days a week, whereas the other group only exercised three days a week. There was a pre- and post-test lasting four weeks for each and every outcome measure. Results: After treatment, the study group outperformed the control group in most metrics (VAS, lumber ROM, and ODI) (p 0.001), except for left-side bending ROM (p > 0.05). Conclusion: Lower back MPS patients may benefit more from a combination of physical therapy exercises and the SCS approach when it comes to pain, range of motion (ROM), and functional impairment than from individual physical therapy treatments.