NCT07086872

Impact of Adding Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique to Mulligan Therapy in Symptomatic Forward Head Posture

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

this study will be conducted to investigate the impact of adding integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique to mulligan therapy in symptomatic forward head posture.

Detailed description

Forward head posture is anterior positioning of the cervical spine, which is regarded as a "bad" head posture and is commonly found in patients who experience problems with the head and neck. Particularly, forward head posture is frequently found in people sitting in front of a computer for prolonged periods. Load increases in the muscles and joints of the cervical spine as a result of forward head posture are considered a major cause of musculoskeletal disorders. INIT is effective as it causes sustained or intermittent compression which causes ischemia reduces local circulation until pressure is released, after which a flushing of fresh oxygenated blood occurs. Mechanoreceptors impulses interface with slower pain messages reducing amount of pain messges reaching the brain, releasing pain relieving hormones, decreasing myofascial pain. Stretches the taut bands of muscles fibers. INIT along with strengthening excercises proved to be beneficial in decreasing disability improving Range of motion. The concept of SNAG is to increase the treatment effects by having patients perform active movements while removing pain in the lesions by means of manipulative therapy. This is a new concept in the manipulative therapy field, and differs from traditional manipulative therapy by combining the active movements of the patients with additional passive movements performed with the aid of therapists

Conditions

• Forward Head Posture

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique and mulligan therapy	patients will receive Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique in the form of intermittent ischemic compression, strain counter strain and muscle energy technique and mulligan therapy for limited cervical range of motion
OTHER	Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique	patients will receive Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique in the form of intermittent ischemic compression, strain counter strain and muscle energy technique
OTHER	mulligan therapy	patients will receive mulligan therapy for limited cervical range of motion
OTHER	postural correction exercises	the patients will receive two strengthening exercises (deep cervical flexors and scapular retractors) and two stretching: cervical extensors (sub-occipital muscles) and pectoral muscles). The program was based on a program by Harman and Kendall

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-07-30
• Primary completion: 2026-02-20
• Completion: 2026-02-20
• First posted: 2025-07-25
• Last updated: 2025-07-25