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The intervention was performed after a gentle Z-stretch of the targeted muscles as baseline treatment. A stainless-steel Graston instrument was applied using controlled strokes at approximately a 45° angle to the skin surface, following the direction of the muscle fibers and across the fibers to mobilize soft tissue restrictions. The treatment was applied for approximately 40-120 seconds over each targeted area.",[13],"Other: Graston Technique",{"label":15,"type":10,"description":16,"interventionNames":17},"Local Ischemic Compression","Participants assigned to this arm received LIC applied to the identified myofascial trigger points of the pectoralis major and pectoralis minor muscles. Following a gentle Z-stretch of the targeted muscles as baseline treatment, sustained manual pressure was applied gradually over each trigger point until a tolerable level of discomfort was achieved. The compression was maintained for approximately 90 seconds per trigger point and repeated 1-3 times during each treatment session according to patient tolerance and clinical response. The technique was performed using the therapist's thumb, finger, or knuckle depending on the location and depth of the trigger point. Participants received four physiotherapy sessions over a two-week period, with sessions conducted on alternate days.",[18],"Other: Local Ischemic Compression",[20,24],{"type":6,"name":9,"description":21,"armGroupLabels":22,"otherNames":23},"A stainless-steel Graston instrument was applied using controlled strokes at approximately a 45° angle to the skin surface, following the direction of the muscle fibers and across the fibers to mobilize soft tissue restrictions. The treatment was applied for approximately 40-120 seconds over each targeted area.",[9],null,{"type":6,"name":15,"description":25,"armGroupLabels":26,"otherNames":23},"Sustained manual pressure was applied gradually over each trigger point until a tolerable level of discomfort was achieved. The compression was maintained for approximately 90 seconds per trigger point and repeated 1-3 times during each treatment session according to patient tolerance and clinical response. The technique was performed using the therapist's thumb, finger, or knuckle depending on the location and depth of the trigger point",[15],[28,33],{"name":29,"role":30,"phone":31,"phoneExt":23,"email":32},"Dr. Muhammad Muneeb Jafar, PhD Physical therapy","CONTACT","+923127000616","muneebjafar.DPT@tuf.edu.pk",{"name":34,"role":30,"phone":35,"phoneExt":23,"email":36},"Dr Maryam Farooq, Phd Physical therapy","+923326760155","Maryamfarooq2527@gmail.com",[38],{"facility":39,"status":23,"city":40,"state":41,"zip":42,"country":43,"countryCode":44,"cosmosGeoPoint":23,"geoPoint":23,"contacts":23},"The University of Faisalabad","Faisalābad","Punjab Province","38000","Pakistan","PK",{"type":46,"investigatorFullName":47,"investigatorTitle":48,"investigatorAffiliation":5,"oldNameTitle":23,"oldOrganization":23},"PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR","Muhammad Muneeb Jafar","Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences","100649056","treatment-of-pectoralis-trigger-points-in-patients-with-pseudo-angina-100649056",false,"NCT07728357","Treatment of Pectoralis Trigger Points in Patients With Pseudo Angina","Comparative Effects of Graston Technique Versus Local Ischemic Compression on Trigger Points of Pectoralis Major and Minor Among Pseudo-angina Patients","GT-LIC","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Participants which fulfill the Simon's Trigger Point Diagnostic Criteria\n* Referred by Cardiologist • Patients with Trigger Points in chest Muscles and left Pectoralis Major and Minor muscles.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Spinal Deformity • Gastric Problems • Any cardiac disease • Heart Burns • Panic Attacks • Pleurisy • Pulmonary Embolism • Pericarditis.","ALL","25 Years","50 Years",{"count":61,"type":62},36,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[65],"NA","Pseudo-angina is a musculoskeletal condition characterized by chest pain that resembles angina but occurs due to non-cardiac causes, particularly myofascial trigger points in the chest wall muscles. Trigger points in the pectoralis major and minor muscles may contribute to pain, discomfort, and functional limitations by affecting muscle activity and movement. Manual therapy techniques such as the Graston Technique and Local Ischemic Compression (LIC) are commonly used to manage soft tissue dysfunction and myofascial trigger points. This study aims to compare the effects of the Graston Technique and Local Ischemic Compression on pain reduction and functional improvement in patients with pseudo-angina.",[68,69,70,71],"Pseudo Angina","Myofascial Pain Syndromes","Pectoralis Muscles","Musculoskeletal Chest Pain",[73,74,75,9,76,77,78,15],"chest pain","Non-cardiac chest pain","Myofascial pain syndrome","Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization","Chest wall pain","Musculoskeletal chest pain","NOT_YET_RECRUITING","2026-07-22",{"date":82,"type":83},"2026-07-27","ACTUAL",{"date":85,"type":62},"2026-07-25",{"date":87,"type":62},"2026-11-01",{"name":5,"class":6},1]