Neck Pain
Conditions
Keywords
Neck pain, Neural mobilization, Myofascial trigger point, Sciatic nerve
Brief summary
No studies have investigated the effects of a Sciatic nerve mobilization in subjects with neck pain. This study aims to determine the immediate effects of a lower limbs neural mobilization on cervical range of motion and on the perception of pain in the most common trigger points located in the cervical musculature.
Detailed description
A convenience sample will be used to obtain subjects The subjects will be recruited through posted advertisements on social networks. The inclusion and exclusion criteria will be applied to the volunteers. The sample wil comprise university students and administrative workers with neck pain. The subjects will be screened by a screening questionnaire and all of them, they will be required to sign an inform consent before participating to the study. After signing it, they will be randomly divide into control group subject to a placebo technique and the intervention group subject to an active mobilization of the sciatic nerve. To assess changes in cervical articular range, will be used, a cervical goniometer (CROM) and for changes in pressure pain threshold of the trigger points will be used a mechanical algometer. Furthermore, to asses changes in pain perception will be used a visual numerical scale. The statistical analysis will be performed using the statistical program SPSS 25.0, comparing the results between both groups.
Interventions
OTHERActive neck mobilization
The subjects, receive an active neck mobilization intervention.
OTHERActive Mobilization of the sciatic nerve
The subjects, receive an active sciatic nerve mobilization intervention.
Sponsors
Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Intervention model description
The study sample will be randomly divide into 2 groups, a control group subject to a placebo technique and an intervention group subject to an active mobilization of the sciatic nerve.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 59 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* To spend more than 3 hours at the computer. * To have or have had neck pain during the last 3 weeks.
Exclusion criteria
* To have had traumatisms, traffic accidents and surgeries in the last 2 months. * To have taken any analgesic tablets before the treatment. * To be in a physiotherapy treatment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain level at rest | Change from baseline in Visual Analog Scale at 2 minutes after intervention | A Visual Analog Scale, will be used for recording level of pain at rest. The VAS evaluates levels of pain intensity using an 10-point scale (range 0-10), with 0 being classified as no sensation and 10 pain as bad as could be. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cervical Range of Motion (CROM) | Before intervention and 2 minutes after | The Cervical Range of Motion (CROM) device will be used to measure the cervical range of motion, including flexion, extension, lateral flexion and rotation. |
| Mechanical pressure Algometer | Before intervention and 2 minutes after | The Mechanical pressure Algometer will be used to measure changes in pain threshold of sensitive points located in the cervical musculature. |
| Vernier caliper | Before intervention and 2 minutes after | The Vernier caliper will be used to measure the active opening of the mouth. |
| The Neck Disability Index, Spanish version | Before intervention | The Neck Disability Index questionnaire is a reliable instrument to assess functional disability in neck pain patients. Will be used to assess the subjects' perceived disability level and how their neck pain affect to their daily live. Each section is scored on a 0 to 5 rating scale, in which zero means 'No pain' and 5 means 'Worst imaginable pain'. All the points can be summed to a total score. The test can be interpretated as a raw score, with a maximum score of 50, or as a percentage. 0 points or 0% means : no activity limitations , 50 points or 100% means complete activity limitation. |
| Hours of daily use of display screens | Before intervention | The subjects will be asked at the beginning of the study about how many hours they spend using display screens daily. |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed