Musculoskeletal Diseases: Cervicobrachial syndrome Musculoskeletal Diseases Cervicobrachial syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
Subjects will receive either lateral glide mobilisations and a self-management programme (Intervention group) or self-management alone (Control group) for the management of cervicobrachial syndrome. D
Sponsors
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health (UK)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: This study includes patients with any symptoms radiating from the neck to upper limb. Added 21/09/09: 1. Patients with pain that had started in the neck and spread to one arm (below level of shoulder joint) in a dermatological distribution and been present for more than two months 2. There were no known systemic rheumatological (e.g. Rheumatoid Arthritis RA or Ankylosing Spondylitis AS) or neurological disorders (e.g. Multiple Sclerosis MS, Parkinson's Disease PD) 3. Not involved with any litigation issues regarding neck and arm pain and no symptoms of myelopathy or sinister pathology 4. No previous fractures to the neck or thoracic spine
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Added 21/09/09: Visual analogue scale for pain | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Added 21/09/09: 1. Neck and Upper Limb Index (NULI) 2. SF36 (RAND) 3. Global Rating of Change Score (GROC) | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed