Effect of integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique versus instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization on chronic mechanical neck pain

Faculty of Physical Therapy Cairo University0 sites60 target enrollmentFebruary 10, 2021

Overview

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Registry

who.int

Start Date

February 10, 2021

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

2 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

Faculty of Physical Therapy Cairo University

•The subjects will be selected according to the following criteria:
•1\- The subjects’ age ranged from 18\-38 years (Nagrale et al., 2010\).
•2\- All subjects diagnosed as chronic mechanical neck pain
•3\- Patients from both genders.
•4\- The severity of pain on a numerical pain rating scale should be higher than two out of ten (Hussain et al., 2016\).
•5\- Pain and stiffness last for at least 3 months (Reid et al., 2013\).
•6\- Patients will be selected from the Physical Therapy Department in Omrania Medicine Center, Giza, Ministry Of Health, Egypt
•7\- Consent to participate in the study and follow the treatment schedule.

•The subjects will be excluded according to the following criteria (Gulick, 2018\):
•1\.Sensory problems in the upper or mid\-back regions.
•2\.Heart or circulation problems.
•3\.Cancer, diabetes mellitus, or tuberculosis.
•4\.Any shoulder, neck, or upper/mid back surgeries.
•5\.The upper or mid\-back region was inspected for wounds, lesions, or infections.
•6\.It was confirmed that each participant was free of current upper quarter injury and was not being treated for any injury in this area (including medication).
•7\.Exhibiting inadequate cooperation.
•8\.Infections
•9\.Inflammatory disorders.