Efficacy of Respiratory muscle stretch gymnastics with Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique on Pain, Posture and Pulmonary functions in Non specific chronic neck pain

Effects of Respiratory muscle stretch gymnastics versus Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique on Pain, Posture and Pulmonary functions in Non specific chronic neck pain-A Comparative Study - nil

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2026/05/111152

Enrollment

Registered

2026-05-26

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M20-M25- Other joint disorders

Interventions

Intervention1: GROUP A: Respiratory muscles stretch gymnastic with conventional physiotherapy exercises.: GROUP A will receive respiratory muscle stretch gymnastics with conventional physiotherapy for

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Participants aged between 20-60 years of age of all genders. 2.Individuals with non-specific chronic neck pain (less than 3 months). 3.Presence of myofascial trigger points. 4.Postural abnormalities (forward-head posture, cervical lordosis, thoracic kyphosis etc). 5.Individuals with Verbal analog scale score above 6. Individuals with reduced chest expansion less than 1.5 cm. 7. Individuals with peak expiratory flow rate less than 300-360 L/min. 8.Individuals with cervical curvature index less than 8 percentage and more than 15 percentage. 9.Individuals who are willing to participate.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. History of cervical spine trauma or surgery. 2. Specific neck conditions (radiculopathy, mylopathy, fractures and infections). 3.Diagnosed respiratory disorders(asthma, COPD, TB). 4.Participants who are cognitively impaired or uncooperative patients.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1.Peak Flow Meter 2.Pain on Verbal Analog ScaleTimepoint: Pre and Post Assessment will be done. Pre assessment will be done on day 1 and Post assessment will be done on day 12.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1.Flexicurve 2.Thoracic chest expansionTimepoint: Pre and Post Assessment will be done. Pre assessment will be done on day 1 and Post assessment will be done on day 12.	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNayan Tambekar and Sriya Redkar

Dr. Ravi Patil Institute of Physiotherapy

aishudg99@gmail.com8050764969

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026