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Spinal Mobilization and PNF Comparison on Pain, Disability in Patients With Cervical Radiculopathy

NCT06866821 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 38

Last updated 2025-03-12

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Summary

As in this modern era of digitalization; mobile phones, touch pads and computers devices use is increasing, neck pain that radiates into upper limb is also becoming common due to such devices long term use in bad postures or positions for more workload. The resulted findings could significantly contribute to the refinement of rehabilitation interventions, offering a more holistic and tailored approach for addressing cervical radiculopathy sensory and motor symptoms, ultimately improving individuals daily living activities and life quality. It will be helpful for physiotherapists to find evidence about comparison of mulligan's spinal mobilization along with arm movement with proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation technique on pain, disability and range of motion in patients with cervical radiculopathy. It will be beneficial for patients also to improve pain, activities of daily living and working tasks in a comfortable position.

Conditions

  • Cervical Radiculopathy

Interventions

OTHER

SMWAM's and PNF C-R Technique

Treatment provided 3 days every week in 6 total weeks with 1 meeting per day, 3 bunches of 10 times repeat and resting period of one minute among bunches. This group received Mulligan's spinal mobilization with arm movement and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitatin contract-relax technique. Previous to mobilization, all patients got hot pack (10 minutes) and active range of motion warm up exercises (2 sets of 10 repetitions) and did isometric neck exercise as a home plan of care. Mobilisation (22) was done depending on the side of involvement, the corresponding spinous process would be mobilised combined with different movements of shoulder (flexion/ abduction/ horizontal abduction/ horizontal adduction). Proprioceptive neuro-muscular facilitation contract relax technique performed with 3 repetitions in each cervical movement (flexion, extension, lateral flexion and rotation) (27).

OTHER

PNF C-R Technique and PT Protocol

Treatment provided 3 days every week in 6 weeks with 1 meeting per day, 5 clusters of 3 times repeat and resting period of one minute among clusters. Regime of training involved PNF (proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation) contract-relax method along with the standard physical therapy protocol which includes passive stretching (3 sets of 10 repetitions) and isometric strengthening exercises (2 sets of 10 repetitions). Proprioceptive neuro-muscular facilitation contract relax technique performed with 3 repetitions in each cervical movement (flexion, extension, lateral flexion and rotation) (27).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Riphah International University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Muhammad Azeem · Riphah International University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-01-12
Primary Completion
2025-02-21
Completion
2025-02-21

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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