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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Rodríguez-Huguet, Manuel author Rodríguez-Almagro, Daniel author Rodríguez-Huguet, Pablo author Martín-Valero, Rocío author Lomas-Vega, Rafael author 2020 Objective This study aimed to investigate the effects of myofascial release therapy vs a standard physical therapy program in patients with neck pain (NP). Methods This was a randomized controlled trial in which 54 participants with mechanical NP were randomly assigned into an experimental group (EG) or a comparison group (CG). The EG group (n = 27) received 5 therapy sessions of myofascial release therapy while the CG group (n = 27) received 10 sessions of massage, ultrasound therapy, and transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation over a 2-week period. Outcome measures were the numerical pain rating scale (NPRS), pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) and range of motion at the end of treatment and at 1-month follow-up. Results At 1-month follow-up, between-group differences in change scores were found in the NPRS (mean = –1.56, 95% confidence interval [CI] [–2.30 to –0.81]; P < .001), in the right thoracic PPT (mean = 0.35, 95% CI [0.03-0.66]; P = .031), and in both left (mean = 0.34, 95% CI [0.08-0.61]; P = .012) and right (mean = 0.29, 95% CI [0.04-0.54]; P = .026) suboccipital PPTs. The success rate was 63.0% in the CG and 92.6% in the EG. The number needed to treat was 3.38 (95% CI = 1.99-11.23). Conclusions Myofascial release therapy could be better than a standard physical therapy program for improving pain and suboccipital PPTs in patients with NP. However, the difference between both treatments is less than the minimum detectable change of the NPRS. Rodríguez-Huguet, M., Rodríguez-Almagro, D., Rodríguez-Huguet, P., Martín-Valero, R., & Lomas-Vega, R. (2020). Treatment of Neck Pain With Myofascial Therapies: A Single Blind Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics, 43(2), 160–170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmpt.2019.12.001 https://hdl.handle.net/10630/35493 10.1016/j.jmpt.2019.12.001 Fascia Fisioterapia Treatment of Neck Pain With Myofascial Therapies: A Single Blind Randomized Controlled Trial