Neck Pain
Conditions
Keywords
Static stretching, ,, neck pain,, muscle energy techniques, visual analogue scale,, neck disability index
Brief summary
Neck pain is becoming increasingly common throughout the world with a considerable impact on individuals, communities, health-care systems and businesses (Hoy et al, 2011).Neck pain is a common problem within our society affecting individual's physical and social functioning considerably and interfering with the patient's daily activities. There is lack of evidence to allow conclusions to be drawn about the effectiveness of MET when compared with stretching exercises for relieving mechanical neck pain. Therefore, this study is designed to examine the effect of MET, static stretching and to compare their effects on pain intensity and functional disability in patient with mechanical neck pain.
Detailed description
This experimental study purposively recruited 24 subjects (male: n=10, female: n = 14) with mechanical neck pain from the Outpatient Physiotherapy Department of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife. Subjects were randomly allocated into the MET and SS groups. Subjects in MET group received 6 treatment sessions of Muscle Energy Technique in addition to conventional physiotherapy treatments. Patients in SS group received 6 treatment sessions of Static Stretching in addition to conventional physiotherapy treatments. All subjects were treated twice a week for six weeks. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Neck Disability Index (NDI) were used to assess the pain intensity and functional disability at baseline, 3rd week and 6th week of treatment sessions respectively. Descriptive and Inferential statistics were used to analyse the data. Alpha level was set at \< 0.05.
Interventions
DEVICEMuscle Enery Techniques
Group of patients that underwent muscle energy technique as a mean of treatment for the complaint
DEVICEStatic Stretching
Set of patients that had static stretching technique for the treatment for the complaint
Sponsors
Obafemi Awolowo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Subjects for this study were patients diagnosed of mechanical neck pain in Physiotherapy Outpatient Department of Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife. Individuals who meet the inclusion criteria were randomly allocated to Muscle Energy Techniques Group and Static Stretching Group using the simple random assignment method without replacement (Fish Bowl).
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
40 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
i. Male and female patients with history of mechanical neck pain of more than 3 months
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with acute neck pain * Subjects were excluded if they have neck pain associated with an underlying pathology such as fracture of the cervical spine, neck pain radiating into the arms or upper extremity or associated with headaches or facial pain, malignancy, infections, inflammatory disorders, osteoporosis or cases of disc prolapse. * Patients with history of surgery of the cervical spine during the previous 12months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Analogue Scale | From March 2019 to November 2019, The treatment for each patient was for 6 weeks | VAS is a one-dimensional measure of pain intensity, which has been widely used in diverse adult populations, including those with rheumatic diseases (Mc Cormack et al, 1988). pain intensity as none, mild, moderate, or severe, the following cut points on the pain VAS have been recommended: no pain (0-4 mm), mild pain(5-44 mm), moderate pain (45-74 mm), and severe pain (75-100 mm) (Aun et al, 1986) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Neck Disability Index (NDI) | From March 2019 to November 2019, The treatment for each patient was for 6 weeks | The NDI can be scored as a raw score or doubled and expressed as a percent (Vernon, 1991). Each session 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 summarized as a total score. The test can be interpreted as a raw score with a maximum score of 50 or as a percentage. |
Countries
Nigeria
Outcome results
None listed