Effectiveness of Maitland techniques and specific exercise program on pain, function and range of motion in patients with neck pain.

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Conditions: Health Condition 1: M958- Other specified acquired deformities of musculoskeletal system

Registration Number: CTRI/2020/01/022881

Lead Sponsor: MGM Institute of Physiotherapy Aurangabad

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: ot Yet Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

1) The subject should have pain, paresthesia, or numbness in 1 upper limb, with cervical or periscapular pain of less than 3 months in duration.

2) The subject should have positive responses to at least 3 of the 4 following clinical tests: spurling A test, upper-limb tension test A, cervical distraction test, and less than 60Â° of cervical rotation to the painful side.

Exclusion Criteria

1) Previous history of surgery to the cervicothoracic spine.

2) Bilateral symptoms.

3) Signs of upper motor neuron impairments.

4) Cervical spine injection in the previous 4 weeks.

5) Current use on steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Neck Disability Index:- neck pain related dysfunction. <br/ ><br>2. Numeric Pain Rating Scale:- pain in neck and upper limb. <br/ ><br>3. Cervicothoracic Mobility:- active cervical ROM. <br/ ><br>Â <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Baseline on the 1st day. <br/ ><br>Post intervention at the end of 4th week. <br/ ><br>Follow up after 1 month. <br/ ><br>Â <br/ ><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Neck Disability Index:- neck pain related dysfunction at the end of 4 weeks and after 3 months. <br/ ><br>2. Numeric Pain-Rating Scale:- pain in neck and upper limb at the end of 4 weeks and after 3 months. <br/ ><br>3. Cervicothoracic Mobility:- active cervical ROM at the end of 4 weeks and after 3 months. <br/ ><br>Â <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 10-15 minutes