Musculoskeletal Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1- The patients aged will be ranged from 18-38 2- from both genders 3-severity of pain is more than 3 in visual analogue scale 4- The patients suffered from chronic mechanical neck pain without neurological signs for more than 12 weeks
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Neck pain associated with whiplash injuries. 2- History of cervical spine surgery. 3- Cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy. 4- Having undergone physical therapy within the past 3 months before the study 5- Non-rheumatologic diseases as multiple sclerosis , thyroid dysfunction and chronic infection. 6- Medical red flag history (tumor, fracture, metabolic diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| muscle activity as root mean square will be measured by EMG for1- upper trapezius 2- anterior scalene 3- splenius capetis 4-sternocleidomastoid | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| pain and function will be measured by Arabic neck disability index | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
lecturer at physical therapy cairo university