The effect of scapulothorasic joint mobilization on treatment of patients with neck pai

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Conditions: Mechanical neck pain.
Acquired deformity of neck

Registration Number: IRCT2014100119358N1

Lead Sponsor: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 46

Inclusion Criteria

Complaint of mechanical neck pain (general pain in the neck that induced with movement or constant holding of neck and palpation of the neck muscles); age between 20-50 years; neck disability index between 10 to 45 percent; duration of the involvement more than three months; incorrect position of scapula and scapular dyskinesia. Exclusion criteria: History of whiplash injury; Surgery in the neck or upper limb; serious pathology (eg malignant tumor, infection, inflammatory disorders or fracture); any disease or disorder of the central nervous system including: stroke, MS and ...; any disease of peripheral nervous system which may affect the study results such as: neuropathies, carpal tunnel syndrome, Guyan tunnel syndrome and cervical radiculopathy.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain intensity. Timepoint: before and immediately after the first session and at the end of the course of treatment. Method of measurement: Pain Numeric Rating Scale.;Maximum grip strength. Timepoint: before and immediately after the first session and at the end of the course of treatment. Method of measurement: Newton scale with digital dynamometer.;Pinch strength. Timepoint: before and immediately after the first session and at the end of the course of treatment. Method of measurement: Newton scale with Pinch Gage.;Disability of upper limb. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire.;Disability of neck. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Neck Disability Index.

Secondary Outcome Measures