Effect of Muscle energy technique in treatment of cervical radiculopathy

Effects of Phonophoresis With And Without Muscle Energy Technique On Pain, Cervical Range of Motion And Functional Disability In Patients With Degenerative Cervical Radiculopathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20211130053231N1

Enrollment

Registered

2022-08-18

Start date

2021-03-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-08-29

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Conditions

Degenerative cervical radiculopathy. Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, unspecified cervical region

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Group A (n=25) was treated with ketoprofen gel phonophoresis along with post isometric relaxation technique of muscle energy technique 3 times/week on alternate day

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

30 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: CR diagnosis with sub-acute history and physical examination findings Diagnosed CR patients referred from a physician. Patients were diagnosed based on the prediction rule. i.e. (a) unilateral upper limb sensory and motor function dysfunction was observed (including muscle weakness, paresthesia, and sharp pain. (b)when positive results were found in three of these four tests (Spurling's test, The ipsilateral cervical spinal rotation less than 60 degrees, Distraction test, Upper Limb Neurodynamic Test 1) age between 30 to 65 both male and female

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Diabetes mellitus Peripheral and central nervous system disease Polyneuropathy Malignancy History of surgical intervention on the neck area Certain surgical indications (e.g., progressive neurological deficit) “Red flags” (e.g. tumor, fracture, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, prolonged steroid use) Cervical spine injections (steroidal) in the past 2 week Current use of steroidal medication prescribed for radiculopathy symptoms Bilateral upper limb sensory and motor dysfunction

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain. Timepoint: Before intervention, after 2 weeks and after 4 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: Visual analogue scale.;Cervical range of motion. Timepoint: Before intervention, after 2 weeks and after 4 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: goniometer.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Functional disability. Timepoint: Before intervention, after 2 weeks and after 4 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: Neck disability index (NDI).	—

Countries

Pakistan

Contacts

Public ContactMaheen Ashraf

University of Lahore

msptn02191027@student.uol.edu.pk+92 334 0071665

Outcome results

None listed

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