Effects of Muscle Energy Technique with and without Bowen Therapy on pain and function in Text Neck Syndrome

Not Applicable

Conditions: Text neck or Turtle neck posture, can be described as a repeated stress injury and pain sustained from excessive watching or texting on handheld devices for long periods of time. It can cause many harmful symptoms such as neck pain, shoulder pain, upper back pain, chronic headaches and increased curvature of the spine.Untreated text neck can result into serious permanent damage..
Text Neck Syndrome
M54.2

Registration Number: IRCT20200513047421N1

Lead Sponsor: Fatima Hospital, Sargodha

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 22

Inclusion Criteria

Young adults (male and females, 18-35 years age)
Using smart phone for more than 2 hours a day
Having neck pain which is increased by sustained posture and feeling of stiffness on turning the head and neck after long usages
Craniovertebral angle>50° and Rounded shoulder angle
Score of more than 5 on NPRS and more than 10 on NDI
Willing to participate

Exclusion Criteria

Spinal infection or inflammatory disorder
Neck surgery or trauma
Torticollis , Scoliosis
Malignancy, pregnancy
Diagnosed cases of disc prolapse, stenosis, herniation, spondylolisthesis and osteoporosis
Current use of any medication or physical therapy treatment

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain. Timepoint: before treatment, during treatment (3rd week), after treatment (6th week), followup (9th week). Method of measurement: Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS).;Functional performance. Timepoint: before treatment, during treatment (3rd week), after treatment (6th week), followup (9th week). Method of measurement: Neck Disability Index (NDI).;Cervical AROM. Timepoint: before treatment, during treatment (3rd week), after treatment (6th week), followup (9th week). Method of measurement: Universal Goniometer.

Secondary Outcome Measures