Effects of Lower Trapezius Strengthening Versus Scapular Mobility Exercise Among Snooker Players in Unilateral Neck Pain

Riphah International University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Sports Physical Therapy

Treatments: Other: lower trapezius strenghtening excercise; Other: scapular mobility exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06697002

REC/RCR&AHS/24/0405

Details and patient eligibility

About

Effects of lower trapezius strengthening versus scapular mobility exercise among snooker players in unilateral neck pain.

Full description

Effects of lower trapezius strengthening versus scapular mobility exercise on pain, range of motion and disability among snooker players in unilateral neck pain.

Enrollment: 64 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age between 18 - 35 years,
• Males snooker players
• Neck pain perceived by individual as being on one side of the neck Pain 3 or more month in duration.
• Participants with 6-7 level of pain on NPRS scale
• Participants with scapular mobility limited

Exclusion criteria

• Neck pain perceived by individual as being centrally located or on both sides of neck.
• Radicular symptoms
• History of cervical spine surgery
• Traumatic neck injury
• underlying neurological condition

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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64 participants in 2 patient groups

Group A

Experimental group

Description:

32 participants will be in control group,they will only perform lower tapezius strenghtening excercise and will not perform scapular mobility excercises.

Treatment:

Other: lower trapezius strenghtening excercise

Group B

Experimental group

Description:

32 participants will be in experimental group,they will perform scapular mobility excercise

Treatment:

Other: scapular mobility exercise