NCT05040477

Muscle Energy Technique and Facet Joint Mobilization in Chronic Neck Pain.

Comparison of Muscle Energy Technique and Facet Joint Mobilization in the Patient With Chronic Neck Pain.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 105 (actual)
• Sponsor: Riphah International University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 35 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is to compare the muscle energy technique, facet joint mobilization and conventional physical therapy in individuals with chronic neck pain on cervical lordosis, cervical range of motions, numeric pain rating scale and NDI. A randomized control trial was conducted at physiotherapy department of HIT hospital, Taxila Cantt. The sample size was 105 calculated through open-epi tool. The participants were divided into three interventional groups, experimental group (1), experimental group (2), and control group (3) each having 35 participants. The study duration was six months. Sampling technique applied was Purposive sampling for recruitment and group randomization using sealed envelope method. Only 35 to 50 years participants with 4-8 pain intensity on NPRS in cervical region were included in the study. Goniometer, Posterior tangent method on lateral radiographs for cervical curve and Self structured Questionnaire. Data was collected at baseline then 2 and 4 weeks after the application of interventions. Data analyzed through SPSS version 21.

Conditions

• Chronic Neck Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Muscle energy Technique	Muscle Energy technique was used to increase the strength of weak muscles,relaxation of tightened muscles in result mobilizes the restricted joint segments.MET's group received 3-5 repetition of post isometric relaxation (PIR). Treatment through Facet Joint Mobilization based on 3 sets of 15 repetitions of unilateral poster-anterior glide (UPA) using initially grade I \& II mobilizations followed by grade III of mitland glides on selected tender segments and 5 repetitions of extension sustained natural apophyseal glides (SNAGs) on hypo mobile segments. Conventional therapy comprising of stretching and isometric strengthening exercises in combination with TENS and heat therapy.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-08-30
• Primary completion: 2021-05-15
• Completion: 2021-07-31
• First posted: 2021-09-10
• Last updated: 2023-07-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan