Efficacy of Slump Mobilization in improving pain, range of motion and quality of life in individuals with Cervicogenic headache: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Subjects will be selected based on specific criteria and then assessment will be done by using primary and secondary outcome measures, and participants then randomly assigned to either Group 1 (receiving Slump Mobilization and Conventional treatment) or Group 2 (receiving Conventional treatment only) using computer-based random allocation techniques.

During Myofascial Release, patients lie supine with a towel roll under their head while the therapist applies pressure with three fingers below the nuchal line to release fascia for 3-4 minutes per session. In SNAGs, patients sit while the therapist provides prolonged glides upward to the cervical vertebrae’s spinous process for 3 reps x 5 sets, with each hold lasting 3-10 seconds. Slump mobilization is conducted with patients in a high sitting position, where they are asked to sit in a slump position while the therapist extends and flexes their knee, instructing the patient to correspondingly extend and flex the neck. This is repeated for 2 minutes with a rhythm of 30-40 repetitions per session, followed by a one-minute break, and then repeated for two more times.