Chronic Neck Pain
Conditions
Brief summary
Neck pain has a global prevalence of 30%, being the fourth leading cause of disability among general population and is more prevalent among females than males, as per concluded by evidence. It is undoubtedly the need of time, to address its proper treatment and to hinder its recurrence amongst the general population. The current physical therapy management of neck pain is more focused towards achieving the short term goals for the patient rather than addressing and amending the actual cause of its relapse. Manual Myofascial Release is one of the very effective treatment used to release soft tissue and fascial adhesions over the myofascia inorder to relieve chronic neck pain. The study aims to compare this manual treatment against Instrument Assisted soft tissue mobilization in order to determine which of the two provides improved outcome in terms of pain, neck disability and cervical Range of motion.
Interventions
PROCEDUREInstrument Assisted Soft tissue Mobilization
Using a C shaped IASTM tool gentle horizontal stroking at an angle of 45 degree will be given over the cervicodorsal fascia
PROCEDUREManual Myofascial Release
Participants will receive myofascial release through velvet glove technique on upper trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscle using four strokes in the following fashion: * Begin superior to the clavicle with a loose fist and move the back of the hand over the upper trapezius, fastening the tissue and bringing it over the table. * The next stroke addresses the curve of the neck, again hooking the tissue while moving the bak of your fist towards the table. The last stroke goes over the entire cervical spine hooking over the sternocleidomastoid muscle bringing it into myofascial release. Stay away from the carotid pulse, and incase a pulse is felt, do not apply pressure and reposition your hand
Sponsors
Foundation University Islamabad
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
compare two treatment techniques the study type will be parallel experimental study.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Male and Female participants belonging to the age group of 18 to 40 years * Participants suffering from neck pain for more than 3months.
Exclusion criteria
* Recent history of Whiplash Injury. * Recent traumatic history of head, cervical spine, shoulder girdle or fractures of the cervical spine or shoulder complex. * History of Cervical Radiculopathy, spondylosis, spondylolisthesis, disc prolapse, any other systemic disease or vascular syndrome such as vertebro-basilar Insufficiency. * Diagnosed Fibromyalgia, myopathy or myelopathy * Sensory/Motor dysfunction owing to any neurological pathology in the mid or upper back.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain intensity | 2 weeks | Pain will be measured using numeric pain rating scale which is a 10 point scale characterising 0 as no pain and 10 as worst possible pain. |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed