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Exercises for strengthening neck muscles for treatment of neck pain

Effect of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation and Cranio Cervical Flexor Training on pain and function in Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain: A Randomised Clinical Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/03/017892
Enrollment
66
Registered
2019-03-01
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: M628- Other specified disorders of muscle

Interventions

Intervention1: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation: Techniques of PNF used Rhythmic initiation Combination of isotonics Dynamic reversals Contract relax Each pattern was performed 10 times in a

Sponsors

Manipal Academy Of Higher Education
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with chronic mechanical neck pain with a duration of more than 3 months Neck disability index scoring of >=5%. Numeric pain rating scale >= 3

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Injury, tumor, infection, or other non mechanical cause of neck pain Clinically significant herniated disk with positive radicular arm pain, spinal fractures, and recent cervical surgery (cervical radiculopathy, myelopathy) A history of trauma for neck pain A headache associated with migrane Psychiatric illness

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Numerical pain rating scaleTimepoint: Baseline At the end of 4th week—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Cervical Range of MotionTimepoint: Baseline At the end of 4th week;Neck Disability IndexTimepoint: Baseline At the end of 4th week—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Karthik Babu S PT PhD

Manipal Academy Of Higher Education

prem.v@manipal.edu8667373166

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026