Comparative Effectiveness of Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue mobilization and Muscle Energy Technique on Posture and Pain in Individuals with Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 入组人数
- 20
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Numeric Pain Rating Scale
研究概览
简要总结
Pain in the anatomic region of neck is known as mechanical neck pain which is primarily caused by overuse of a normal anatomical structure, secondary to injury and deformity of anatomical structure.
Existing literature shows effectiveness of both the techniques on chronic mechanical neck pain as instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization with the help of specialized instrument apply strokes which releases muscle tension and improve flexibility. Whereas muscle energy technique works on the principle of post-isometric relaxation by which relaxes and further lengthen muscles. Both techniques are found effective in treating chronic mechanical neck pain separately. However, to best of our knowledge no study has checked comparative effectiveness of the two effective techniques.
Patients will be screened based on inclusion and exclusion criteria and then they will be enrolled into 2 groups with the help of random allocation software. (Group 1) will receive instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization along with conventional physiotherapy. (Group 2) will receive muscle energy technique along with conventional physiotherapy for 4 sessions in course of 2 weeks.
The outcome measurement will be done by numeric pain rating scale for pain, algometer for Pain Pressure threshold, Craniovertebral angle for forward head posture and Goniometer for cervical range of motion. Variations in the pre and post outcome measure will help us to find out which technique is more effective.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 盲法
- Participant and Outcome Assessor Blinded
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18.00 Year(s) 至 40.00 Year(s)（—）
- 性别
- All
入选标准
- •Age 18-40 years, Chronic mechanical neck pain (more than 3 months), Craniovertebral Angle (CVA) less than 48 degrees, willingness to participate.
排除标准
- •patient diagnosed with any recent surgery, trauma or unhealed fracture of cervical spine, cervical spine surgery.
- •patient diagnosed with neck pain secondary to disorders (like neoplasm, cardiovascular disease, spasmodic torticolis, radiculopathy with neurological deficits), systemic diseases (like infection or inflammatory arthritis of cervical spine).
- •any open wound around neck, skin conditions (like petechie, ecchymosis), allergy to metal emolients, anti-coagulant therapy, patient intolerance and hypersensitivity to pain.
结局指标
主要结局
Numeric Pain Rating Scale
时间窗: Day 0 (baseline, Pre-test), at 2 week (Post-test)
次要结局
- Pain Pressure Threshold(Day 0 (baseline, Pre-test), at 2 week (Post-test))
- Craniovertebral Angle(Day 0 (baseline, Pre-test), at 2 week (Post-test))
- Cervical Range of Motion(Day 0 (baseline, Pre-test), at 2 week (Post-test))
研究者
Meera Gupta
Indian Spinal Injury Center - Institute of Rehabilitation sciences