Suboccipital Release Versus Muscle Energy Technique in Patients With Mechanical Neck Pain and Forward Head Posture

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202201602315491

Enrollment

Registered

2022-01-14

Start date

2020-12-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Interventions

suboccipital release and conventional treatment

muscle energy technique and conventional therapy

conventional treatment

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Patients were suffering from mechanical neck pain with Cranivertebral angle <53 • Both gender are included in this study . • Their age ranged from 20-40 years • All patients are completing Neck disability index(NDI) , their results ranged from 30-48%(moderate disability)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: All patients excluded from this study if they have the following : • History of Injury or trauma to cervical region. • Spinal Surgery. • Cervical canal stenosis • Radicular pain. • Malignancy.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
craniovertebral angle via surgimap software ,Pain intensity via numerical pain rating scale,neck disability via neck disability index,cervical range of motion via inclinometer application	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
functional ability will be measured using neck disability index questionnaire in arabic form;pain intensity will be measured by using numerical pain rating scale	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactMarwa Shafeik

Assistant professor at Basic science department at Faculty of Physical Therapy Cairo University

Marwa_shafiek2000@yahoo.com00201008342466

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026