Effect of Muscle energy technique in treatment of cervical radiculopathy

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Degenerative cervical radiculopathy.; Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, unspecified cervical region; M50.10

• Registration Number: IRCT20211130053231N1
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Lahore

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 29 August 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

CR diagnosis with sub-acute history and physical examination findings
Diagnosed CR patients referred from a physician.
Patients were diagnosed based on the prediction rule. i.e. (a) unilateral upper limb sensory and motor function dysfunction was observed (including muscle weakness, paresthesia, and sharp pain. (b)when positive results were found in three of these four tests (Spurling's test, The ipsilateral cervical spinal rotation less than 60 degrees, Distraction test, Upper Limb Neurodynamic Test 1)
age between 30 to 65
both male and female

Exclusion Criteria

Diabetes mellitus
Peripheral and central nervous system disease
Polyneuropathy
Malignancy
History of surgical intervention on the neck area
Certain surgical indications (e.g., progressive neurological deficit)
Red flags” (e.g. tumor, fracture, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, prolonged steroid use)
Cervical spine injections (steroidal) in the past 2 week
Current use of steroidal medication prescribed for radiculopathy symptoms
Bilateral upper limb sensory and motor dysfunction

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain. Timepoint: Before intervention, after 2 weeks and after 4 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: Visual analogue scale.;Cervical range of motion. Timepoint: Before intervention, after 2 weeks and after 4 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: goniometer.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Functional disability. Timepoint: Before intervention, after 2 weeks and after 4 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: Neck disability index (NDI).