IONTOPHORESIS DICLOFENAC LEBIH EFEKTIF DIBANDINGKAN ULTRASOUND TERHADAP PENGURANGAN NYERI PADA MYOFASCIALSYNDROME MUSCULUS UPPER TRAPEZIUS

The experimental study to determine the differences of effect of ultrasound and iontophoresis diclofenac on an object of research. Sample consist of 16 people with 16-35 years old, patient in Esa Unggul Physiotherapy Clinic, was chosen by purposive sampling technique. Group I was given ultrasound treatment and group II was iontophoresis diclofenac. Results: Test for the normality using Saphiro Wilk test and Levene’s test for the homogenity.t-Test of Related in group I was got the value of p=0.000, it means that there is significant pain reduction effect of the ultrasound intervention in myofascial syndrome musculus upper trapezius. t-Test of Related in group II was got the value of p=0.000, it means that there is significant pain reduction effect of the iontophoresis diclofenac intervention in myofascial syndrome upper trapezius muscle. Independent t-Test was got value of p=0.004, it means that there are differences of effect of ultrasound and iontophoresis diclofenac to reduce pain in myofascial syndrome upper trapezius muscle. Conclusion: Iontophoresis diclofenac is more effective than ultrasound, so it can be an option as an effective intervention for the future.