Effects of Kendall exercise versus Gong’s mobilization on pain, range of motion, function and strength in text neck syndrome.

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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..

Registration Number: IRCT20201019049069N1

Lead Sponsor: Fatima hospital, Sargodha

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

Young adults (male & female, 18-35 years age),
more than one year using a smartphone,
Using smart phone for more than 2 hours a day
Craniovertebral angle(CVA)less than 50° and rounded shoulder angle (RSA) greater than 52°
Score of more than 5 on NPRS and more than 10 on NDI
Having neck pain which is increased by sustained posture and feeling of stiffness on turning the head and neck after long usages.

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 and after treatment (6th week). Method of measurement: Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS).;Functional performance. Timepoint: before treatment and after treatment (6th week). Method of measurement: Neck Disability Index (NDI).;Cervical AROM. Timepoint: before treatment and after treatment (6th week). Method of measurement: Universal Goniometer.;Strength. Timepoint: before treatment and after treatment (6th week). Method of measurement: Sphygmomanometer.

Secondary Outcome Measures