Sustained Natural Apophyseal Glides and Thoracic Posture Correction Technique on Mechanical Neck Pai

Phase 3

Conditions: Mechanical neck pain.
Cervicalgia
M54.2

Registration Number: IRCT20190717044238N5

Lead Sponsor: Riphah International University Lahore

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 28

Inclusion Criteria

Individuals having localized pain or stiffness in spine or both combined b/w C3 to C7 without upper limbs radiculopathy
Patients with chronic neck pain >3 months
Pain reported on NPRS score ?3 in neck region with limited or painful range of motion
Painful and limited cervical range of motion

Exclusion Criteria

Tuberculosis, carcinoma, heart disease, osteoporosis
Neural disorders
Any trauma or localized infection in neck region, cervical stenosis, metabolic diseases in bone and joint
Hyper flexibility
Open sores
Ongoing radiotherapy, chemotherapy, steroid therapy or anticoagulants
Allergy to hot pack
Patients with history of surgery in cervical spine region with in a year

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Functional disability. Timepoint: 6 weeks. Method of measurement: Neck Disability Index is a self-report questionnaire designed to determine how neck pain affects a patient’s daily life and the disability of patients with neck pain. It consists of 10 questions that ask about activities of daily living. More the score, the more significant the disability. The sample questionnaire is attached at the end. Four sections relate to subjective symptoms, and the remaining 6 sections relate to activities of daily living. Each unit is scored from 0 to 5 points, giving a maximum score of 50. The total score of the neck disability index ranges from 0 to 50 points.;Pain. Timepoint: 6 weeks. Method of measurement: Patient level of pain will be assessed using this scale. This scale ranges from 0 to 10. 0 indicates no pain” and 10 indicates worst pain”.;Range of motion. Timepoint: 6 weeks. Method of measurement: Changes from the Baseline ROM range of Motion of Cervical spine will be taken with the Help of Goniometer.

Secondary Outcome Measures