Effect of shoulder muscle exercises on reducing pain and improving function in Neck Pain.

Not Applicable

Conditions: Health Condition 1: M990- Segmental and somatic dysfunctionHealth Condition 2: M990- Segmental and somatic dysfunction

Registration Number: CTRI/2021/10/037543

Lead Sponsor: Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Open to Recruitment

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

1.Neck pain patients with Scapular involvement.

2.NPRS greater than 3

3.NDI greater than 10

4.Neck pain duration < 38 days

5.Cervical region pain (symptoms isolated to neck)

6.Restricted cervical active Range of Motion

7.Reduced Cervical or thoracic segmental mobility

Exclusion Criteria

1.Patients with serious neck pathologies (cervical myelopathy, neoplastic conditions, upper cervical ligamentous instability, vertebral artery insufficiency, inflammatory or systemic diseases)

2.Patients with history of Cervicogenic headache

Patients with Radiculopathy symptoms

3.Any recent Trauma to upper extremity or neck including History of Whiplash Injury

4.Previous surgery to neck or shoulder

5.Shoulder impingement or upper quadrant dysfunction

6.Rotator cuff pathology

7.Thoracolumbar fascia tightness

8.Shoulder pain or neck pain due to Cardio vascular pathology.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1.Neck Disability Index (NDI) <br/ ><br>2. Numerical Pain Rating scale (NPRS)Timepoint: At baseline (0 week), End of the treatment (6 weeks), Follow up (12 weeks)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Muscle strength using dynamometerTimepoint: At baseline (0 week), End of the treatment (6 weeks), Follow up (12 weeks);Pain Pressure Threshold using pressure algometerTimepoint: At baseline (0 week), End of the treatment (6 weeks), Follow up (12 weeks);Range of Motion using Bubble InclinometerTimepoint: At baseline (0 week), End of the treatment (6 weeks), Follow up (12 weeks);Sensorimotor functions using Biodex Balance SDTimepoint: At baseline (0 week), End of the treatment (6 weeks), Follow up (12 weeks);Surface electromyographyTimepoint: At baseline (0 week), End of the treatment (6 weeks), Follow up (12 weeks)