Effect of deep tissue massage of neck and yoga on pain and vision in people with neck pain.
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M708- Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/01/022934
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Exercise and Sports sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Participants:
Patients with sub-acute and chronic mechanical neck pain for more than 3 weeks.
Study setting
Outpatient clinics at Kasturba hospital and its allied centres (Recruitment)
Department of Exercise and sports sciences - Centre for sports science, medicine and research (Interventions and Outcome measures)
Outpatient clinic - Department of Speech and Hearing (Outcome measures)
1) History of trauma to the upper quarter region in the last one year.
2) Diagnosed diabetic neuropathy
3) Vestibular balance disorders
4) Medical conditions (speech and hearing and visual disorders)
5) Any previous surgical interventions to the upper quarter in last 1 year.
6) Diagnosed bony lesions/ systemic diseases/ cancer
7) Systemic inflammatory diseases like rheumatoid arthritis.
8) Infections and Skin lesions localized to the symptomatic head, neck and upper limb.
•Signs of neurological involvement such as positive ULNT, positive spurlings test, diminished sensation and reflexes, as well as strength deficits at the nerve root level of C5 to T1.
9) Any signs suggestive of myelopathy
10) Pregnant women
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method â?¢Numeric pain rating scale (NPRS). <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>â?¢Patient specific functional scale (PSFS) <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>â?¢Oculomotor control tests <br/ ><br>Smooth pursuit neck torsion test, saccades using Videonystagmography <br/ ><br> Near point convergence (NPC) test using RAF ruler <br/ ><br>Timepoint: NPRS- Baseline,1st,2nd, 3rd 4th week, 3rd month and 6th month following 1st intervention <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>PSFS: Baseline,4th week, 3rd month and 6th month following 1st intervention <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Oculomotor Control: Baseline,4th week, 3rd month following 1st intervention <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Myofascial stiffness, <br/ ><br>Elbow extension range of motion(EEROM) during upper limb neurodynamics test 1 <br/ ><br>Fear avoidance Behaviour Questionnaire (FABQ)Timepoint: EEROM- Baseline,1st,2nd, 3rd 4th week, 3rd month following 1st intervention <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Myofascial stiffness: Baseline,4th week, 3rd month following 1st intervention <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>FABQ: Baseline, 3rd month and 6th month following 1st intervention <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>