COMPARATIVE EFFECT OF UPPER THORACIC SPINE MOBILIZATION WITH MOBILITY EXERCISES AND UPPER CERVICAL SPINE MOBILIZATION WITH STABILIZATION EXERCISES IN MECHANICAL NECK PAI

The University of Faisalabad0 个研究点目标入组 36 人开始时间: 待定最近更新: 2021年8月30日

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•Male and female both genders
•Age ranging from 20-40 years
•Primary complaint of neck pain from past 12 weeks
•Pain rating of more than 2 on NPRS
•Reduced cervical ROM in extension, rotation and side bending
•Neck Disability Index score of 20% or more i.e. 10 points or more on 0 to 50 scale
•Commitment to comply with treatment plans

•Previous history of trauma or surgery to cervical or thoracic spine, whiplash injury
•Presence of neurological deficits
•Presence of bilateral upper extremity symptoms
•Cervical myelopathy or nerve root pathology
•Patients with positive Lhermitte’s sign
•Vascular diseases of head and neck
•Presence of any red flags e.g. fracture, tumor, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, metabolic diseases, blood pressure at rest more than 140/90 mm Hg, chronic history of corticosteroid use
•Any symptoms of central nervous system (CNS) involvement e.g. hyperreflexia, sensory deficits and muscle atrophy in hands, nystagmus, unsteadiness in gait, loss of visual acuity, abnormal facial sensation, dysgeusia, positive pathological reflexes
•Patients with psychological disorders or those who can’t comprehend given instructions.

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