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Background: Myofascial trigger points are extremely common and become a distressing part of nearly everyone's life at one time and another. The pain of myofascial trigger points can devastate the quality of life.Materials and Methods: Thirty participants with acute myofascial trigger points of upper fibre of trapezius were assigned randomly to one of the two study groups: Group (A) 14 participants received spray and stretch technique .Group (B) 16 participants received progressive pressure release technique. Pressure algometer and neck disability index were measured pre and post the intervention period.Results: Unpaired t-test assesses pain threshold and individuals daily activities pain between the two groups for post intervention values. There was significant difference between Group A and Group B in the post values of pain threshold and individuals daily activities pain. There was a significant increase in pain threshold in group (B) than Group A, and there was significant decrease in individual's activities pain in group A than group B. Conclusion:Our results show that spray and stretch technique applied after progressive pressure release technique decreases pain should be follow by an increase in the functional activities.

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Background: cryotherapy application is commonly used as a physical therapy tools with many advantages, however numerous researchers have stated decrease in subject balance which affects quality of movement following cryotherapy application, thus the purpose of study was to investigate the immediate and late effect of cryotherapy on ankle dominant joint on static balance and test the difference in static balance change between both sexes.Methods: Thirty healthy subjects, Subjects had their static balance tested during two conditions: (1) an experimental condition where the subject received the cryotherapy application by using cooled gel pack to the dominant ankle joint for 15 minutes immediately before static balance testing and (2) a control condition finished at room temperature. Using coin flip for randomization the order of examining condition. Biodex balance system was used to measure static balance.Results: analysis of data using ANOVA and unpaired test, show insignificantly statistically effect in all aspect of static balance within female group and within male group with p-value of overall stability index for female=0.669, for male =0.382, Anterior/posterior stability index for female =0.196, for male=0.552 and medial/lateral stability index for female =0.989, for male=0.46 and insignificant statistically difference between male and female in all aspect of static balance. Conclusion:the result of the study suggest that using cold gel pack for fifteen minutes of cold gel pack on dominant ankle extremity have no effect on static balance on both sexes.

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