Sub-Occipital MIT With and Without HR Agonist Contraction of Hamstrings in Neck Pain Patients With Hamstring Tightness

Summary

Hamstrings and Sub occipital muscles are part of the superficial back line of the myofascial chain which connects the neck to the lower extremity and the soft tissue in the cervical spine links the dura and sub occipital muscle fascia. Increased tension in one or other part of this myofascial chain disturbs the whole superficial back line and compromises the flexibility. The objective of this study is to determine the Effects of Sub-Occipital Muscle Inhibition technique (MIT) with and without Hold Relax (HR) Agonist Contraction of Hamstrings on Pain, Disability and Craniovertebral angle in Neck pain patients with Hamstring Tightness. This study will be a randomized controlled trial and will be conducted in Physiotherapy center of AL-Mahmood Welfare Foundation Sahiwal. This study will be completed in time duration of 10 months after the approval of synopsis and consecutive sampling technique will be used. A sample size of 34 will be randomly assigned into two groups. Group A will be given Sub Occipital Muscle Inhibition treatment while Group B will be given Sub occipital Muscle Inhibition and Hold Relax Agonist Contraction of hamstring. Each group will be given three sessions per week. Data will be collected from all participants before first session of treatment and after 6th session of treatment by using Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), Neck Disability Index (NDI), Cervical Range of motion (CROM), Craniovertebral Angle (CVA) and Active knee extension (AKE) test measurement.

Conditions

• Neck Pain Patients With Hamstring Tightness

Interventions

OTHER

Sub Occipital Muscle Inhibition

The therapist sits at the head end of the table, palms beneath the subject's head, pads of his fingertips on the posterior arch of the atlas, which will be palpated by the therapist between the external occipital protuberance and the spinous process of the axis vertebra. The therapist locates the gap between the occipital condyles and the spinous phase of the C2 vertebra with the middle and ring fingers of both hands the therapist then rests the base of the skull on his or her hands, with toward the therapist. The pressure will be held at the same level for four minutes until tissue relaxation will be achieved. The subject will be asked to keep his eyes closed during the SMI technique to prevent eye movements disturbing the Sub occipital muscle tone.

OTHER

Sub Occipital Inhibition with Hold Relax Agonist Contraction

Therapist will passively flex the lower extremity with knee extended to the end range of Hip Flexion. Once the end range of motion will attain the patient will apply a 10second isometric force against the therapist manual resistance. After the isometric contraction of hamstring the patient will ask to perform a concentric contraction of opposing muscle (hip flexors) for 10 seconds. As the patient performs the concentric contraction the therapist takes up the slack into any ROM that was gained keeping limb into new stretch position for 10-15 seconds and then rest for 5 seconds. Three repetitions of this technique will be performed on each subject.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Riphah International University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Saima Zahid, PhD* · Riphah International University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

25 Years

Max Age

40 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-04-25

Primary Completion

2022-12-25

Completion

2023-01-10

Countries

• Pakistan

Study Locations