Effect of Myofacial Release and Cryotherapy in Acute Whiplash Injury

Autor: Yoo Rim Choi, Joo Hyun Park, Jung San Wang, Young Duk Choi, Hyun Sook Hwang, Ju-Hwan Lee, Soon-Hee Kim, Joon Hee Lee, Si Eun Park
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of International Academy of Physical Therapy Research. 5:647-651
ISSN: 2092-8475
DOI: 10.5854/jiaptr.2014.03.31.647
Popis: The purpose of this study is to provide the case of influence of myofacial release(MFR) and cryotherapy in acute whiplash injury. The subjects were consisted of 3 adults(2 males, 1 female) who had been diagnosed with whiplash injury. The performance period was 1 weeks, 6 times and 1 time is 40min(MFR: 20min, cryotherapy: 20min). We measured neck pain(Visual analogue scale, VAS) and cervical alignment(cervical curvature & line of gravity). All measurements of each subject were measured at pre-treatment and post-treatment. The results are listed below. The neck pain(VAS) index decreased from 7.54cm to 4.11cm. The cervical curvature increased from 23.62°to 29.76°. The line of gravity decreased from 8.03mm to 3.66mm. Based on the results, it can be suggested that both MFR and cryotherapy can be used to neck pain and alignment in acute whiplash injury.
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