NCT05063890

Comparison of Muscle Specific and Movement Specific Muscle Energy Technique in the Management of Mechanical Neck Pain: a Randomized Controlled Trial.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 66 (actual)
• Sponsor: Foundation University Islamabad · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years – 44 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

the purpose of this study is to compare the effects of muscle-specific muscle energy technique and movement-specific muscle energy technique in terms of pain, function and cervical range of motion in persons with mechanical neck pain.

Conditions

• Neck Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Muscle Specific Post Isometric Relaxation MET	3-5 reps of Post Isometric Relaxation MET targeted at muscles of the neck prone to get short
PROCEDURE	Movement Specific Post Isometric Relaxation MET	3-5 reps of Post Isometric Relaxation MET targeted at specific movements of the cervical spine
PROCEDURE	unilateral postero-anterior glide	3 sets of unilateral posteroanterior glide (10-15 oscillations) at the involved segment
PROCEDURE	Heating and TENS	Heating and TENS for 10 minutes

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-04-01
• Primary completion: 2019-01-30
• Completion: 2019-01-30
• First posted: 2021-10-01
• Last updated: 2021-10-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan