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Filter by:Mechanical neck pain (MNP) is a common condition that affects all aging groups. MNP has a huge physical, psychological and economic impact. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of magnetic therapy (MT) with exercise versus exercise therapy on neck pain, proprioception, balance, and function in older patients with chronic MNP. Materials & Method: 50 male and female patients with chronic MNP, their ages will range from 56 years and above. They will be allocated from different physiotherapy departments. Eligible participants will be equally randomized into two groups. Group-I: 25 patients will practice the exercise training program in addition to receiving pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (PEMF) (experimental arm). Group-II: 25 patients will practice the exercise program. All participants will receive three sessions every week for four weeks. The primary outcomes are pain (Visual Analogue Scale VAS) and balance (Single leg stance time test SLST, Tinetti balance assessment, and Timed Up and Go TUG). The secondary outcomes are the Neck Disability Index (NDI), cervical range of motion (CROM), cervical joint position sense error (JPSE), and quality of life QOL SF-36 questionnaire. Measurements will be taken before the first session, after two weeks, and after the last session.
This study will be conducted to identify the difference between the effect of of cervicothoracic junction mobilization and autogenic Muscle Energy Technique. on neck pain, cervical range of motion, cervical proprioception and neck disability in mechanical neck pain patients with cervicothoracic junction hypomobility.
The aim of the study is to compare the effectiveness between the suboccipital inhibition technique, the suboccipital inhibition carried out with the INYBI instrument and the suboccipital inhibition with the INYBI plus the upper cervical manipulation, all in patients with chronic mechanic cervicalgia, and to determine which of these techniques is the most effective in the variables studied. In order to do so, 96 subjects participated in the study, being assigned to the 3 intervention groups. We expected the combined treatment (INYBI instrument + upper cervical manipulation) to be the one to produce the best results.
Eligible subjects with chronic neck pain will be randomly allocated to one of two intervention groups: real vs control spinal manipulation. They will receive three intervention sessions. H1: Chronic neck pain patients treated longitudinally over a series of three encounters in one week by random assignment to treatment group with either of the dual delivery procedures (Intervention 1=typical-control or Intervention 2=control-control) will have a 50% error rate of self-report of group allocation at exit interview. H2: Patients treated by the typical-control dual procedure over a typical sequence of encounters (3 times in one week) will show statistically significant improvement in clinical outcomes; defined quantitatively by visual analogue pain scale (VAS), Neck Disability Index (NDI), range of motion and pressure algometry; compared to those treated by the control-control dual procedure. H3: Patients stratified by 'a priori' patient expectation for treatment outcome will show no significant difference in self-report of group allocation or clinical outcome measures. A total of 372 subjects will be recruited.