Can quasi-preferred music affect pain perception of asymptomatic patients receiving a combination soft tissue techniques (STT) (inhibition, long and cross fibres stretch) on their plantar flexor muscles? An algometric study.
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- Title
- Can quasi-preferred music affect pain perception of asymptomatic patients receiving a combination soft tissue techniques (STT) (inhibition, long and cross fibres stretch) on their plantar flexor muscles? An algometric study.
- Author(s)
- T'Serstevens, L
- Abstract
- Background: Music is widely used in many environments such as banks, bars, shops and so on. However in addition to being a hedonic stimulus, music has been shown to have a positive effect on pain in fibromyalgia sufferers, people experiencing chronic pain, terminally ill patients and in pre or post operative surgery patients. Yet, there has been no published study on the effect of using music on musculoskeletal pain with or without a soft tissue work (STW) such as long/short fibre techniques and inhibition. Objective: To investigate the effect of musrc in conjunction with a combination of srT (inhibition, long and cross fibres stretch) on pain. Design: A randomised controlled trial. Methods: Subjects falling into the inclusion criteria were randomly assigned into music and control group of equal size. The music or intervention group received a combination of STT (inhibition, long and cross fibres stretch) on their triceps surea muscle as well as music of choice whereas the control group only received the STT. Music was delivered by noise isolating headphones. Before and after the intervention, the patient's pressure pain threshold (PPT) was measured in the plantar flexor muscles using an algometer.Using Analyse-it, data was tested for normality using the Shapiro-Wilk test and equality of variance using the Levene's test. The ppT values were analysed using the Kruskal-Wallis test. Results: 60 asymptomatic patients were recruited from the European School of osteopathy (ESO). The Kruskal-Wallis showed no statistical difference (p>0.05) between the control and music group. Discussion: Music in conjunction with a combination of STT (inhibition, long and cross fibres stretch) on asymptomatic participants did not improve participants PPT. Music might be responsible for reducing pain but only by a small amount and varies greatly depending on many factors. Other research has shown that when the patient and caregiver listened to the same background music or music without headphones it reduced pain perception more compared to when either patient or caregiver listening to music individually. Different styles of music were also shown to have different effects on pain. Therefore research should be carried out into whether no headphones or different styles make a statistical difference in PPT. Conclusion: Music in conjunction with a combination of STT did not produce a significant effect on pain pressure sensitivity. Further research is recommended on a symptomatic population.
- presented at
- European School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2017
- Date Submitted
- 4.12.2017 17:06:21
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 16070
- Inst-Identifier
- 1229
- Keywords
- Music, Pain perception, Pain pressure threshold and Soft tissue treatment
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- 0
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T'Serstevens, L, “Can quasi-preferred music affect pain perception of asymptomatic patients receiving a combination soft tissue techniques (STT) (inhibition, long and cross fibres stretch) on their plantar flexor muscles? An algometric study.”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed April 23, 2025, https://library.wso.at/s/orw/item/467