Addition of integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique to a multimodal treatment program for chronic non-specific neck pai

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• Conditions: Musculoskeletal Diseases; chronic non specific neck pain

• Registration Number: PACTR201712002842111
• Lead Sponsor: cairo university

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-12-06
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

1-The patients aged ranged from 18 to 24 years (Nagrale et al., 2010) suffered from chronic nonspecific neck pain with active trigger point of upper fiber of trapezius and /or levator scapulae ) pain duration of more than 12 weeks referred by orthopaedist ) .
2-Neck pain perceived in the posterior region of the cervical spine, from the superior nuchal line to the first thoracic spinous process with sufficient intensity ( 2 or more from 10 on visual analogue scale) to permit clinically worthwhile effect to be demonstrated.
3-Patients with neck stiffness and hypomobility involvement (unidirectional or multidirectional) (Hing W et al,.2015 ).
4-Symptoms provoked by maintained neck postures or by movement, or by palpation of the cervical muscles .

Exclusion Criteria

neck pain associated with whiplash injuries .
2- History of cervical spine surgery.
3- Cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy.
4- Having undergone physical therapy within the past 3 months before the study.
5- Non-rheumatologic diseases as multiple scelerosis , thyroid dysfunction and chronic infection.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
pain intensity;pressure pain threshold;range of motion

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
neck disability index