Effect of Cervical Mobilization on Rotator Cuff Tendinitis

Noha Elserty

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Rotator Cuff Tendinitis

Treatments: Procedure: cervical mobilization

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04703660

interventional

Details and patient eligibility

About

this study aimed to investigate the effect of 3 types of cervical mobilization on the strength of shoulder abductors, external rotators and pain level in patient with rotator cuff tendinitis. the measurement will be made immediately, 10 minutes, and 30 minutes after mobilization

Full description

subjects will be allocated according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria from outpatient clinic at El sahel teaching hospital. they will be assigned randomly into 3 groups, each group will receive certain type of cervical mobilization. the outcome measures will be measured before, immediate, 10 minutes, and 30 minutes after treatment

Enrollment: 45 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 25 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients will be included if they have rotator cuff tendinitis

Exclusion criteria

• Patients will be excluded if they had recent neck trauma or acute whiplash disorder ,any intra articular injection in the gleno-humeral joint during last three months, patients with musculoskeletal disorder (any type of fracture), any history of surgery on that shoulder and tendon calcification, cervical rib, rotator cuff tear.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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45 participants in 3 patient groups

group A

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group will receive antero-posterior cervical mobilization at c5-6 grade III oscillation

Treatment:

Procedure: cervical mobilization

group B

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group will receive lateral glide cervical mobilization at c5-6 grade III oscillation

Treatment:

Procedure: cervical mobilization

group C

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group will receive postero-anterior cervical mobilization at c5-6 grade III oscillation

Treatment:

Procedure: cervical mobilization