Postpartum Neck Dysfunction
Conditions
Keywords
electromyographic, Tui-Na massage, positional release, postpartum neck dysfunction
Brief summary
To investigate the effects of Tui- Na massage versus Positional release technique on neck pain intensity, neck disability, and electromyographic characteristics of upper trapezius muscle.
Detailed description
Positional release technique
Interventions
PROCEDUREpostural correction exercises
A combination of yoga, stretching, and strengthening exercises may help you to fix or correct your posture over time. Maintaining good posture is important for helping you develop strength, flexibility, and balance.
PROCEDURETui-Na massage
Tuina massage is similar to acupuncture in that it targets specific acupoints, but practitioners use fingers instead of needles to apply pressure to stimulate these points. Tuina massage is often used in combination with acupuncture.
PROCEDUREpositional release
is a passive manual manipulation method used to alleviate musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction.
Sponsors
October 6 University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
20 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* age ranged from 20- 40 years * had post partum cervical pain * score above 15 in the neck disability index (NDI
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with structural, inflammatory, infectious, metabolic, congenital, traumatic spinal disorders and spinal or upper limb surgery.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| visual analogue scale | 4 week | 10 cm horizontal line anchored by and it is a line score from zero to ten which 10 score means it is the worse of pain and zero score means the least pain no pain on the leftand worst imaginable pain on the right). Patients indicate their pain intensity by marking on the point at the line that reflect their pain |
| Neck disability index | 4 weeks | It includes 10 questions of which 7 examine functional activities, 2 ask about symptoms and a question considers concentration. Each Patient will circle one of the six options describing the severity of each item (0 5). total score for the questionnaire out of 50. Higher scores represent greater disability. |
| Electromyography | 4 weeks | used for measuring upper trapezius normalized Root mean square to indicate muscular activities and median frequence to indicate muscular fatigue. Active electrode will be located 2 cm lateral to the midpoint of a line drawn between C7 spinous process and the posterolateral acromion while the reference one will be located over the C7 spinous process. |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed