Mechanical neck pain Neck Pain, Posterior Neck Pain, Posterior Cervical Pain, Mechanism, Manipulative Therapy, Manual Therapy
Conditions
Interventions
Patients with mechanical neck pain are defined as pain or discomfort with mechanical characteristics in the area between the occiput and the third thoracic vertebra. These symptoms are provoked by mai
Basic Science,Basic Science
Patients with mechanical neck pain ,Asymptomatic participants (Matching with previous study)
Sponsors
Department of physical therapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 55 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) male aged between 18 and 55 years old (2) mechanical neck pain at rest more than 20 on a 0-100 mm visual analog scale (VAS) (3) self-reported disability more than 4 points on a scale of 50 points neck disability index-Thai version (NDI-TH)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) a history of trauma and surgery of the cervicothoracic spine (2) any contraindications to thoracic mobilization such as malignancy, inflammatory, infectious diseases, and fracture affecting the cervicothoracic spine
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Spinal displacement During the intervention Motion capture system | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactAdit Chiradejnant
Chulalongkorn University
Outcome results
None listed