Effects of Muscle Energy Technique versus Bruegger’s Relief Exercise on the Forward Head Posture among the electronic gadget users
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- Conditions
- Forward head posture is due to extension of upper cervical spine and flexion of lower cervical spine and cause neck pain.CervicalgiaM54.2
- Registration Number
- IRCT20201019049069N3
- Lead Sponsor
- District Headquarter Hospital Sargodha
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 24
Inclusion Criteria
Age: participants having range 18-35 years both male and female are included.
Craniovertebral angle<52 ?NPRS>3 and NDI>10.
Patients having neck pain due to usage of smart phones or computers for 4 hours or more per day.
Patients are willing to participate.
Patients having neck pain due to sustained posture and after activity.
Exclusion Criteria
Inflammation malignancy, neurological disorder.
Metabolic disorders.
Neck pain radiating into arms and upper extremity.
Neck pain associated with headache and facial pain.
Recent surgery.
Vertebrobasiliar insufficiency (VBI) positive.
History of recent trauma and fractures of cervical spine.
Patients having any other therapeutic intervention or medical treatment.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain. Timepoint: before treatment and after treatment (4th week). Method of measurement: Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS).;Functional performance. Timepoint: before treatment and after treatment (4th week). Method of measurement: Neck Disability Index (NDI).;Cervical AROM. Timepoint: before treatment and after treatment (4th week). Method of measurement: Universal Goniometer.;Craniovertebral angle. Timepoint: before treatment and after treatment 4th week. Method of measurement: image J software.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method