Effects of Post Isometric Relaxation With and Without Stretching Exercises on Neck Pain and Muscle Spasm

Summary

Neck pain is common in the adult general population, disabling and costly Lifetime, which constituted a great problem facing the mother during breast feeding period. The studies showed that poor knowledge and wrong position for breastfeeding influence their own health as well as baby's health. Stretching exercises are one of the manual physical therapy methods that can be used in the treatment of mechanical neck pain) Muscle energy techniques (MET) were originally developed to treat soft tissue, mobilize joints, stretch tight muscles and fascia, reduce pain and to improve circulation and lymphatic drainage. This study aims at applying stretching along with MET technique (post isometric relaxation) to see the combined effect of these two techniques and comparing that group with another one that is only applied stretching and baseline treatment. A randomized clinical trial will be undertaken. Non probability convenient sampling will be used. Forty-six patients with neck pain and muscular spasm will be randomly allocated. Twenty-three participants will be allocated with lottery method in each group. The former group will receive Stretching with MET (post isometric relaxation), and the latter group will receive static stretching only. Both groups will also receive baseline therapy. Treatment will be given once a day daily for 14 days. A visual analogue scale (VAS) will be used to measure the intensity of pain and MMJ questionnaire for muscular spasm. Data will be collected before and at the end of treatment at the 14th day. To analyze data SPSS version 29 will be used.

Conditions

• Neck Pain
• Muscle Spasm

Interventions

OTHER

Traditional Physical Therapy

A 2-week physical therapy program will be arranged. Each patient will be given 60 min session , 10 min for neck ROMS (10 reps for each ROM) , 10 min neck Isometrics (5 reps on each side) , 30 sec static gentle stretch of levator scapulae (3reps) , 30 sec static gentle stretch of trapezius (3reps), 5 min Soft tissue manipulation , 5 min Shoulder shrugging (10reps) , 10 min for PIR

OTHER

Post Isometric Relaxation

The exercise will be combined with the baseline treatment 3 sets PIR will be applied per session.The hypertonic muscle is taken to a length just short of pain, or to the point where resistance to movement is first noted. A submaximal (10-20%) contraction of the hypertonic muscle is performed away from the barrier for between 5 and 10 seconds and the therapist applies resistance in the opposite direction. The patient should inhale during this effort. After the isometric contraction, the patient is asked to relax and exhale while doing so. Following this, a gentle stretch is applied to take up the slack till the new barrier. Starting from this new barrier, the procedure is repeated two or three times.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Riphah International University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Sabiha Arshad, M.Phil · Riphah International University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

25 Years

Max Age

35 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-01-01

Primary Completion

2023-01-08

Completion

2023-03-15

Countries

• Pakistan

Study Locations