Effectiveness of Neck Isometric Exercises and Cervical Mobilization on Cervical Radiculopathy

Neuro Counsel Hospital, Pakistan

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cervical Radiculopathy

Treatments: Other: Mobilization; Other: Isometric exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05884567

342

Details and patient eligibility

About

Effectiveness of neck isometric exercises and cervical mobilization will be compared to observe the efficacy of these techniques on cervical radiculopathy

Full description

Two groups will be formed to observe the efficacy of neck isometric exercises and cervical mobilization on cervical radiculopathy by using NPRS, ROM and QoL tools.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 25 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Males and females with age between 25-50 years
• Patients referred from neuro and orthopedic departments with diagnosed cervical radiculopathy.
• Complaint of neck pain on neck bending with positive spurling's test.
• Complaint of neck pain, numbness and tingling in arm with positive spurling's test.

Exclusion criteria

• Cervical Trauma
• Any other orthopedic and neurological conditions of cervical spine.
• Fracture
• Malignancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

experimental

Experimental group

Description:

neck isometric exercises will be administered at for 4 weeks and will be evaluuated at baseline, 2nd and after 4 weeks of interventions

Treatment:

Other: Isometric exercises

control

Active Comparator group

Description:

cervical mobilization will be administered at for 4 weeks and will be evaluuated at baseline, 2nd and after 4 weeks of interventions

Treatment:

Other: Mobilization