Health Condition 1: G00-G99- Diseases of the nervous system
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: neural mobilisation: neural mobilisation will be done for the affected nerve 3 times a week for 2 weeks
Control Intervention1: dry needling: dry needling will be done 3 times a week for
Sponsors
KAHER Institute of physiotherapy
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients willing to participate, between the age group of 35-50 years of all the genders having unilateral cervical radiculopathy with positive Spurling’s compression test and upper limb tension test Neck pain equal to or more than five as per Visual analogue scale (VAS)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with previous cervical surgeries, loss of upper limb movement, traumatic history, fractures, osteoporosis, hypermobility, circulatory disturbances, tumor-causing cervical radiculopathy , cervical or thoracic spine surgery, vestibulobasilar insufficiency, fear of needles, pregnancy and metal allergy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| visual analogue scaleTimepoint: 0-no pain 10- highest pain | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| northwick park pain questionnaireTimepoint: 0-4 0-no disability 4- highest level of disability;36 –item short form health surveyTimepoint: 0-lowest score 100-highest score | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactRaghavendrasingh Dharwadkar
KAHER Institute of physiotherapy
Outcome results
None listed