NCT06732557

Muscle Energy Technique Versus Mulligan Mobilization on Forward Head Posture

Muscle Energy Technique Versus Mulligan Mobilization on Forward Head Posture: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

sixty patients with forward head posture will be randomized to three groups Group A: will receive traditional treatment ( isometric exercise for deep neck flexors plus sub occipital release). Group B: will receive traditional treatment plus muscle energy technique for upper trapezius, elevator scapulae and sternocleidomastoid. Group C: will receive traditional treatment plus mulligan mobilization

Conditions

• Forward Head Posture

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Traditional treatments	Isometric exercise for deep neck flexors and sub occipital release
OTHER	muscle energy technique	Muscle energy technique for upper trapezius, elevator scapulae and sternocleidomastoid
OTHER	Mulligan Mobilization	Mulligan mobilization in the form of SNAGS for rotation, lateral flexion, extension and flexion

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-12-01
• Primary completion: 2025-02-01
• Completion: 2025-02-01
• First posted: 2024-12-13
• Last updated: 2024-12-13