Comparative Effect of Kinesio Taping, Neural Mobilization, and Strengthening Exercises on Grip Strength, Upper Limb Function, and Pain Catastrophizing Thinking Among Patients with Cervical Radiculopathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 77
- Locations
- 1
Study Overview
Brief Summary
BACKGROUND - Cervical radiculopathy is caused due to nerve root compression in the cervical spine often due to slipped disc, trauma or degeneration. It leads to neck pain, arm pain, weakness and numbness. Physiotherapy helps manage these symptoms through K-taping for pain relief, neural mobilization to reduce neural tension and strengthening exercises to restore function and mobility.
AIM - To identify the effectiveness of combining different physiotherapeutic interventions like k-taping with neural mobilization and neural mobilization with strengthening exercises on grip strength, upper limb function and reducing catastrophizing thinking among patients with cervical radiculopathy through a randomized clinical trial.
METHOD - Participants are screened for eligibility and gave informed consent demographic and baseline data were collected. The intervention phase includes k-taping for muscle support and pain relief, neural mobilization to enhance nerve movement and reduce tension, and strengthening exercises to improve muscle function and overall upper limb performance.
STATICAL ANALYSIS - All the parameters recorded in MS-EXCEL software SPSS.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc
- Masking
- Outcome Assessor Blinded
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 30.00 Year(s) to 65.00 Year(s) (—)
- Sex
- All
Inclusion Criteria
- •Symptoms present for at least 4 weeks.
- •Those who are willing to participate.
- •2 of 3 tests used for clinical assessment should be positive: Spurling test Distraction test Upper limb tension test.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Previous cervical spine surgery.
- •Cognitive impairments affecting participation.
- •Individuals with diabetic neuropathy.
- •Individuals with any musculoskeletal conditions of upper limb.
- •Cervical Myelopathy Neurovascular Impairment.
Investigators
kritika mahto
chhatrapati shahuji maharaj university kanpur