Correlation of severity and disability of pain with scapula posture in neck pain patients.

Not yet recruiting

Conditions: Biomechanical lesion, unspecified,

Registration Number: CTRI/2021/03/031739

Lead Sponsor: Bhavana Mhatre

Brief Summary: Neck pain is a major musculoskeletal disorder. One of the commonest poor head posture seen in neck pain patients is forward head posture. As the forward head posture increases, severity and disability of neck pain also increases. Neck and scapula share some common muscle attachments. Hence, scapula posture might be affected in neck pain patients. Following study will help us to find out if the severity and disability of neck pain is affected by altered scapula posture.

Severity of pain and disability will be assessed using Numerical pain rating scale and Neck disability index, respectively. Scapula posture will be assessed using Lennieâ€™s test and acromion to plinth distance. This is an observational correlational type of study which will require 20 minutes per participants.

Data will be analysed using Pearsonâ€™s correlation coefficient to find out correlation between severity and disability of pain and scapula posture in neck pain patients.

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Not Yet Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 64

Inclusion Criteria

Patients with some degree of neck pain.

Exclusion Criteria

1)Congenital deformities of scapula 2)Cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy 3)Previous history of whiplash injury or any other cervical trauma 4)Previous history of cervical spine surgery 5)Presence of widespread pain i.e. fibromyalgia syndrome 6)Any infective, inflammatory or neoplastic condition of neck.

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Neck pain severity (numerical pain rating scale)	one time assessment of outcome measures at baseline for each participant
Perceived disability ( Neck disability Index)	one time assessment of outcome measures at baseline for each participant
Scapula Posture (Lennies test, Acromion to plinth distance)	one time assessment of outcome measures at baseline for each participant

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
scapula posture (on observation)	degree of forward head posture ( CV Angle)

Trial Locations

Locations (1): P.T. School and Centre, Seth G.S. Medical College and KEMH
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Mumbai, MAHARASHTRA, India
P.T. School and Centre, Seth G.S. Medical College and KEMH
🇮🇳Mumbai, MAHARASHTRA, India
Bhavana Mhatre
Principal investigator
9821712963
28bhavanamhatre@gmail.com