Comparison of Kinesio Taping and Cervical Thrust Manipulation in Neck Pain

Summary

To compare the effects of kinesio taping, cervical thrust manipulation and conventional therapy on neck pain, functional status and range of motion

Conditions

• Neck Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Kinesio taping group

Participants in this group will receive treatment through standardised therapeutic kinesio taping along with conventional therapy. Tape will place over the posterior cervical extensor muscle, from insertion to the origin, with the patient's neck in cervical contralateral side-bending and rotation. Duration of kinesio tape will be of 48 hours with 50-100% tension. Participants of this group will also receive conventional therapy which will include: Hot pack for 10 minutes Stretching exercises of the neck muscles. This protocol is for 6 weeks. The sessions will be given twice a week making it a total of 12 sessions.

OTHER

Cervical thrust manipulation group

Participants of this group will receive treatment via cervical thrust manipulation along with conventional therapy. For mid cervical spine thrust manipulation, the patient will be in supine lying position,with cervical spine in neutral position. The therapist will cradle the patients head with the other hand. Gentle ipsilateral cervical side flexion and contralateral rotation will introduce until tension will perceive in target tissues at contact point. A high velocity, low amplitude thrust manipulation, will direct upward and medially in direction of subject's contralateral eye. Participants of this group will also receive conventional therapy which will include: Hot pack for 10 minutes Stretching exercises of the neck muscles. This intervention protocol is for 6 weeks. The sessions will be given twice a week making it a total of 12 sessions with 1 month follow up.

OTHER

Conventional therapy group

Participants of this group will receive only conventional therapy which will include: Hot pack for 10 minutes Stretching Exercises of neck muscles. For sternocleidomastoid stretching, the subject will ask to sit or stand facing forward, exhale and slowly turn your head to right, by keeping shoulder relaxed and down,inhale and return to the center, then turn to look at your left shoulder, ask to hold this position for 30 seconds and do 3 repetitions. For Trapezius stretching, patient is seated upright, therapist then passively move right ear to right shoulder. This study includes interventional protocol of 6 weeks. The session will be given twice a week making it a total of 12 sessions with 1 month follow up.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Riphah International University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Saad Rauf, Master · Riphah International University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

20 Years

Max Age

55 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2021-10-26

Primary Completion

2022-02-16

Completion

2022-02-16

Countries

• Pakistan

Study Locations