Cervical Radiculopathy
Conditions
Brief summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the effectiveness of Myo-kinetic stretching exercises versus post-isometric relaxation exercise in patients with cervical radiculopathy. Convenient sampling technique will be used to enroll the patients. Patients will be screened on the basis of pre formulated eligibility criteria. Written Consent will be taken from each patient for participation in the trial. The calculated Sample size of this study will be 68 calculated through Epitool. Group A will receive conservative baseline treatment consisted of hot pack therapy for 10 minutes and traction for 8 minutes. Myo-kinetic stretching exercises and group B will receive conservative baseline treatment and post-isometric relaxation exercise. The assessment of patients will be done at baseline, 4th and 8th week. The outcomes from patients will be calculated by using Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), Goniometer and Neck Disability Index. The comparison between pre-treatment and post-treatment data will be done after 8th week. Data will be analyzed through SPSS 25.
Interventions
Myokinetic stretching technique (MST) is a form of myofascial release, which involves active or passive stretching and movement as well as muscle energy techniques until a desirable release from the taut band is achieved.
OTHERPost Isometric Relaxation
Post Isometric Relaxation (PIR) is the effect of the decrease in muscle tone in a single or group of muscles, after a brief period of submaximal isometric contraction of the same muscle.
Sponsors
Riphah International University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
30 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Duration of cervical pain more than 4 weeks. * History of positive Spurling test
Exclusion criteria
* History of previous cervical surgery * Cervical spine tumor. * Rheumatoid arthritis, prolong steroid use and osteoporosis in cervical region. * Cervical spine fracture.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cervical Pain | 8 weeks | Cervical Pain will be measured by Numeric Pain Rating Scale |
| Neck Disability | 8 weeks | Neck disability will be measured by Neck Disability Index |
| Cervical Range of motion | 8 weeks | Cervical Range of motion will be measured by Goniometer |
Countries
Pakistan
Contacts
Primary ContactSahreen Anwar, Ph.D
Backup ContactMuhammad Talha Hassan Javed, Masters
Outcome results
None listed