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The Effect of Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique in Combination With Therapeutic Exercise on Patients With Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain

NCT02802189 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2017-06-28

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the combine effect of the integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique (soft tissue mobilization techniques protocol), in combination with the therapeutic exercise in patients with chronic mechanical neck pain in the sub-acute stage of symptoms, and to determine whether this combination substantially helps the faster and more efficient installation of adaptations of exercising.

Conditions

  • Neck Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Exercise programme

Endurance and Resistant training exercise program (Duration: 45 minutes) * Muscle retraining of longus colli and endurance training of the deep cervical flexors. * Resistant exercises for the muscles involved in neck flexion, extension, side bending and rotation of the neck region. Isometric contractions exercises (20-70% of MVC) and resistant exercises (12-15RM). * Active ROM exercises for the neck muscles * Upper limbs exercises with resistant bands * Stretching exercises for the neck and upper limbs muscles

OTHER

Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique application.

Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique application. (Duration: 15min) The protocol was applied to the following muscles: * Upper border of the trapezius muscle * sternocleidomastoid * levator scapulae muscle * splenius capitis muscle Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique includes the combination of the following technique: * Ischemic compression * Muscle energy technique * Strain-counterstrain technique

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-06-30
Primary Completion
2017-04-30
Completion
2017-04-30

Countries

  • Greece

Study Locations

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