eural Mobilisation for cervico- brachial pai
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal DiseasesNervous System DiseasesNeck, arm, pain
- Registration Number
- PACTR201303000500157
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of the Witwatersrand
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Other
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 102
1.Patients over the age of 18 years.
2.Patients with cervico-brachial pain according to Hall and Elvey (1999) who present with the following
a.Positive upper limb neurodynamic test 1 (ULNT1)
b.Mechanical allodynia along the course of the nerve
c.Pain in neck and/or shoulder / arm / hand
3.Pain present for less than 12 weeks
1.Previous surgery of the cervical spine
2.Serious neurological signs such as signs of spinal cord pressure or involvement of more than two nerve roots.
3.Medical ¿red flag¿ conditions such as carcinoma or inflammatory diseases.
4.Spinal cord compression.
5.Previous or recent cervical spine fractures
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain;function;quality of life
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method neuropathic pain;upper limb neurodynamic test