Neck pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders mostly found in office worker, postural syndrome, anxiety, depression . Excessive forward head and neck flexion for a defined period of time would cause neck pain in healthy people. Cervicalgia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: Muscle energy technique in form of post isometric relaxation will apply on upper trapezius, levator scapulae, scalene and sternocliedomastiod muscles along with
Sponsors
self
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Male and Female age range 18 to 45 Duration of pain 3 months Neck pain without radiating to arm Pain increased by sustain posture Patients having mechanical neck pain diagnosed from orthopeadic Limitation of rotation and side flexion of neck
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: History of neck surgery stenosis Scoliosis Nerve involvement Neck pain radiationg to arm Malignancy, infection inflammatory disorder Shoulder pain
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Neck pain. Timepoint: before intervention and after 4 weeks. Method of measurement: Visual analogue scale to measure pain.;Improvement of neck disability. Timepoint: before intervention and after 4 weeks. Method of measurement: Neck disability index scale. | — |
Countries
Pakistan
Contacts
Public ContactAroosa Iqbal
Riphah International university
Outcome results
None listed