Effects of muscle energy techniques versus corrective exercise programme on pain, range of motion and function in patients with upper cross syndrome: A randomized clinical trial.
Phase 2
- Conditions
- pper Cross Syndrome.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20210816052201N1
- Lead Sponsor
- The University of Lahore
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
NDI score > 30 % (Mild to Moderate disability)
Patients diagnosed with upper cross syndrome
neck pain (Pain intensity VAS intensity > 3) from minimum 4 to 12 weeks
Exclusion Criteria
History of surgery or fracture or joint diseases of the spine
Osteoporosis
Acute rheumatoid arthritis
Congestive heart failure
Blood diseases
Malignancy
Severe skin sensitization
mental illness
Frozen Shoulder
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain, Neck Disability, Cervical Range Of Motion. Timepoint: Patients will be treated three times a week for total 8 weeks. After allocation in groups, participants will be assessed at baseline and comparability will be checked. Afterwards data will be collected at 4-week intervals until the conclusion of 8-week of interventions. For assessing long term effects of treatment protocol patients will be reassessed at 4-week interval after last treatment session. All assessments will be performed by the same assessor at all stages of data collection for all patients. Method of measurement: Visual analogue scale for Pain, Cervical range of motion will be measured through inclinometer, Function will be measured by the Neck Disability Index (NDI).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method