To compare effects of muscle energy technique with core muscle strengthening on pain and function on patients with mechanical neck pain.
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M708- Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/09/057637
- Lead Sponsor
- Sancheti Institute for Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation College of Physiotherapy
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.Subjects of either gender within the age group of 25-40 years.
2. Neck pain intensity on VAS: greater than or equal to 4 and less than or equal to 7.
Exclusion Criteria
Any history of cervical spine trauma, fracture, disc
prolapse, or surgery in the preceding 12 months.
? Neck pain secondary to other conditions like cervical
myelopathy, Neoplasm, inflammatory or rheumatoid
diseases, infections, and vascular diseases.
? Degenerative conditions of the cervical spine (cervical
spondylolysis).
? Any radiculopathy with/ without neurological deficits.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Core muscle strength using pressure biofeedback. <br/ ><br>2. Pain using Visual Analogue Scale. <br/ ><br>3. Cervical range of motion using bubble inclinometer. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: At baseline, 3 weeks.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method eck Disability Index for assessing function.Timepoint: Function will be assessed at the beginning of the treatment and at the end of 3 weeks.