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Bowen Therapy and Foam Rolling in Patients With Text Neck Syndrome

Comparison of Bowen Therapy and Foam Rolling in Text Neck Syndrome Among Students

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06228664
Enrollment
28
Registered
2024-01-29
Start date
2023-08-01
Completion date
2024-01-30
Last updated
2024-03-05

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Conditions

Neck Pain

Keywords

text neck syndrome, neck pain, bowen therapy, foam rolling

Brief summary

This study aims to compare the effects of both the therapies on postural changes, pain, decreased ROM, and functional disability among students suffering from Text Neck Syndrome.

Interventions

OTHERfoam rolling

Foam Rolling Technique on trapezius and suboccipital muscles.conventional therapy (15 min Hot pack, neck isometric exercises and cervical ROM exercises within pain free range). Patients will be treated 3 times per week for 6 consecutive weeks

OTHERbowen therapy

Bowen Therapy. conventional therapy (15 min Hot pack, neck isometric exercises and cervical ROM exercises within pain free range) will be given to both groups. Patients will be treated 3 times per week for 6 consecutive weeks

Sponsors

Riphah International University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 30 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* neck-head trauma * history of surgical intervention in the neck area * neurological deficit * severe neck pain which required medical treatment * cervical disc disease with radiculopathy * inflammatory or malignant type of pain * systematic disease * scoliosis * kyphosis.

Exclusion criteria

* neck-head trauma * history of surgical intervention in the neck area * neurological deficit * severe neck pain which required medical treatment * cervical disc disease with radiculopathy * inflammatory or malignant type of pain * systematic disease * scoliosis * kyphosis.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Neck Disability Index6 weekChanges from baseline, The neck disability index is a ten item self-reported questionnaire that assesses pain and associated disability, with a total max score of 50 points
NPRS6 weekChanges from baseline.The Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) measures the subjective intensity of pain. The NPRS is an eleven-point scale from 0 to 10. 0 = no pain and 10 = most intense pain

Countries

Pakistan

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026