Comparing the Effect of Deep Neck Flexors Versus MCkenice Exercises on Cervical Functions

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Chronic Neck Pain
• Interventions: Other: traditional therapeutic exercises and McKenize technique; Other: traditional therapeutic exercises and deep neck flexor exercises; Other: traditional therapeutic exercises

• Registration Number: NCT04793763
• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University

Brief Summary

Physical Therapy rehabilitation programs could involve Manual procedures, stretching, traction, massage, electrotherapy, thermal agents, ultrasound, education and general exercise..In the recovery of patients with neck pain, exercise is one of the most commonly used modalities to gain muscle strength, endurance, and flexibility in order to recover damaged muscles and to maintain regular life activities.. Neck pain management exercise programs vary in terms of length, training frequency, intensity, and mode of exercise. .

Detailed Description

This study will be a randomized controlled trial that involved sixty patients of both gender with chronic neck pain with duration of at least six weeks that will be recruited into the study. They will be recruited from the out patient clinic of Faculty of Physical Therapy, Egypt ,their age ranged from (30-50) years old with mean age, their height ranged from (152-182) cm and their weight ranged from (55-90) kg , Patients will be included if they had a localized chronic neck pain without any current arm pain or discomfort were included.Groups:

A: twenty patients will receive traditional Physical Therapy agents, Group B: twenty patients will receive traditional Physical Therapy agents plus isometric, stretching, scapulothoracic exercises and deep neck flexors exercises; and Group C: twenty patients will receive traditional Physical Therapy agents plus isometric, stretching, scapulothoracic exercises and Mckenzie technique.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2021-02
• Study First Submitted: 2021-02-19
• Study Start: 2021-02-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-03-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-03-08
• Study First Posted: 2021-03-11
• Last Update Posted: 2021-03-11
• Primary Completion: 2021-03-30
• Study Completion: 2021-03-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

1. age ranges from (30-50) years old with mean age,
2. height ranges from (152-182) cm and their weight ranged from (55-90) kg
3. Patients will be included if they have a localized chronic neck pain without any current arm pain or discomfort were included.

Exclusion Criteria

1. history of cervical spine injury or surgery, if neck pain is secondary to other conditions (including neoplasm, neurological diseases or vascular diseases),
2. they have a radiculopathy presenting neurological deficit
3. they had infection or inflammatory arthritis in the cervical spine,
4. they have pain with any cause in or around the scapula, shoulder, upper extremities and lumbar spine that prevents stabilization of these structures.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
group B	traditional therapeutic exercises and McKenize technique	experimental Group B Group B: twenty patients were received traditional Physical Therapy agents plus isometric, stretching, scapulothoracic exercises and deep neck flexors exercises;
group C	traditional therapeutic exercises and deep neck flexor exercises	Experimental Group C Group C: twenty patients were received traditional Physical Therapy agents plus isometric, stretching, scapulothoracic exercises and Mckenzie technique.
group A	traditional therapeutic exercises	placebo Comparator Group A : twenty patients were received traditional Physical Therapy agents

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
pain disability	after 6 weeks	VAS
cervical range of motion	after 6 weeks	use Myrin goniometer
neck functional activity	after 6 weeks	The Copenhagen neck capacity inability scale

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculity of Physical Therapy; 🇪🇬 Giza, Egypt