COMPARISON OF STRAIN COUNTERSTRAIN TECHNIQUE VERSUS MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUE ON PIRIFORMIS TRIGGER POINT: A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Present study is an interventional study. The purpose of the study is to compare strain counterstrain technique with muscle energy technique to explore the efficacy of these techniques in alleviating piriformis trigger points. Study will be conducted at Amar jyoti institute of physiotherapy (University of Delhi) in Delhi, India. The aim and objectives of the study are to identify the effect of Strain counterstrain technique versus muscle energy technique on piriformis trigger point, to investigate the efficacy of Strain counterstrain on piriformis trigger point, to investigate the efficacy of muscle energy technique on piriformis trigger point and to investigate the efficacy of strain counterstrain technique along with muscle energy technique on piriformis trigger point. The outcome measures are Grade of tenderness of piriformis trigger points, Hip internal and external range of motion.