Effect of Cupping Massage Versus Myofascial Release Therapy in Patients With Mechanical Neck Pain (neck pain)

Beni-Suef University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mechanical Neck Pain

Treatments: Other: Traditional exercises; Other: Myofascial release technique; Other: cupping massage

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07120113

MisrUniversity01

Details and patient eligibility

About

to investigate the effect of dynamic cupping versus myofascial release on pain level, range of motion and functional level in mechanical neck pain

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Body mass index less than or equal to 25kg/m2
• have had mechanical neck pain for at least the previous three months

Exclusion criteria

neck pain due to

• trauma
• disc propulsion
• congenital deformity
• spinal stenosis
• rheumatoid arthritis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 3 patient groups

cupping massage

Experimental group

Description:

This group will receive cupping massage

Treatment:

Other: cupping massage

myofascial release thechnique

Experimental group

Description:

This group will receive myofascial release technique

Treatment:

Other: Myofascial release technique

Control Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group will receive traditional exercises

Treatment:

Other: Traditional exercises