Effect of muscle energy technique and trigger point therapy in neck pai

Not Applicable

• Registration Number: CTRI/2022/02/039927
• Lead Sponsor: not sponsored

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 21 February 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot Yet Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

1.Patients who will agree to fill the consent form and have mechanical neck pain from past 4- 12 weeks( sub-acute or chronic cases)

2.Presence of palpable taut band & at least one active trigger point in upper trapezius. Diagnosis of trigger point will confirm by following criteria given by Travel & Simon.

 

3.Patients who have neck disability index 15â??24 points (30â??48%) is considered to constitute moderate disability,

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria includes:

1.Age below 25

2.Neurological symptoms in upper extremity

3.No trigger points on upper trapezius muscles

previous operations in the cervical spine or

Shoulder girdle during previous 12 months

4.Any significant trauma

5.Signs of serious pathology (malignancy/infection/and any inflammatory disorder)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1.Pain <br/ ><br>2.cervical flexor muscle strength <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Subjects will receive 3 sessions per week for four weeks and their response will be recorded before start of the interventions, after 2 week and after 4 weeks. Follow up will be done 2 weeks post interventions to see the long term effect of the intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
quality of lifeTimepoint: Subjects will receive 3 sessions per week for four weeks and their response will be recorded before start of the interventions, after 2 week and after 4 weeks. Follow up will be done 2 weeks post interventions to see the long term effect of the intervention