NCT06003907

Comparison of Conservative Treatment and Graston and Cup Applications in Patients With Cervical Disc Herniation

Effectiveness of Graston and Cupping Applications in Individuals With Cervical Disc Herniation: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 27 (actual)
• Sponsor: Uskudar University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of the study is to examine the effects of graston and dry cupping techniques applied in addition to the conservative treatment program on neck awareness, grip strength, balance and sleep quality in patients with cervical disc herniation between the ages of 18-65.

Detailed description

The research will be carried out on 30 cases diagnosed with cervical disc herniation between the ages of 18-65. The patients will be divided into 2 groups as control and experimental groups by simple randomization method. While the conservative physical therapy program is applied to the control group, the patients in the experimental group will be applied 1 day graston and 1 day dry cup technique in addition to the ones in the experimental group. All patients will be treated for 20 sessions, 5 days / 4 weeks. Fremantle Neck Awareness Questionnaire to assess neck awareness, hand dynamometer to assess grip strength, Berg Balance Scale to assess balance and Jenkins Sleep Scale to assess sleep quality will be used. All tests will be measured at the start of treatment and after 4 weeks of intervention. Pre- and post-intervention data were statistically analyzed and compared.

Conditions

• Neck Pain
• Cervical Disc Herniation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	conventional	hot application electrotherapy ultrasound mobilization joint range of motion exercises stretching exercises balance exercises posture exercises
OTHER	traditional and complementary medicine methods	The Graston Technique is a form of manual therapy known as instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization. Graston massage is performed using titanium-coated metal rods specially designed for different parts of the body. Cupping therapy is a treatment method that creates a regional vacuum to increase the blood circulation of the person and provide healing.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-09-01
• Primary completion: 2023-12-20
• Completion: 2024-01-02
• First posted: 2023-08-22
• Last updated: 2024-10-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)