Health Condition 1: M709- Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1 Have a primary complaint of neck pain without unilateral or bilateral upper-extremity symptoms. 2 Pain minimum of 3 months in duration 3 A baseline Neck Disability Index (NDI) score of at least 10%
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1 Identi�cation of any medical signs suggestive of a non-musculoskeletal etiology of symptoms like cervicogrenic headache, torticolis, acute respiratory infection, sore throat etc. 2 A history of a whiplash injury within 6 weeks of the examination 3 A diagnosis of cervical spinal stenosis, evidence of any central nervous system involvement, signs consistent with nerve root compression 4 Previous cervicothoracic surgery
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Numerical Pain Rating scale (NPRS)Timepoint: NPRS before Intervention, Immediately after intervention, after 5 days | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Neck disability index (NDI)Timepoint: Neck disability index before intervention, immediately post intervention and after 5 days | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
K.M.Patel Institute of Physiotherapy