Effects of Scapular Stabilization Versus Thoracic Spine Extension Exercises in Mechanical Neck Pain

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Neck Pain

Treatments: Other: Thoracic extension exercises; Other: scapular stabilization

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05353088

REC/RCR & AHS/22/0115 Anam

Details and patient eligibility

About

Mechanical neck pain is posteriorly occurring non-specific pain that originates from the superior nuchal line and extends to the first thoracic vertebrae. It is exacerbated by sustained neck postures, neck movements or cervical muscle palpation. The aim of study will be to compare the effects of scapular stabilization versus thoracic spine extension exercises on pain, disability and range of motion in patients with mechanical neck pain.

Full description

A Randomized Clinical Trial will be conducted at Riphah Clinic Lahore, FMH Physiotherapy Clinic and Boston Physiotherapy Clinic Lahore through consecutive sampling technique on 30 patients which will be allocated using simple random sampling through sealed opaque enveloped into Group A and Group B. Group A will be treated with scapular stabilization exercises and Group B will be treated with thoracic extension exercises at the frequency of 2 sets with 10 repetitions and thrice a week. Outcome measures will be conducted through pain, disability and range of motion questionnaire after 6 weeks. Data will be analyzed during SPSS software version 21. After assessing normality of data by Shapiro-Wilk test, it will be decided either parametric or non-parametric test will be used within a group or between two groups.

Enrollment: 34 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Males and Females between 18 and 40 years of age with mechanical neck pain. (symptoms provoked by neck movement and/or palpation of musculature of the cervical region)
• Chronic mechanical neck pain for more than 3 months.

Exclusion criteria

• Cervical radiculopathy
• Traumatic neck injury
• History of cervical and thoracic spine surgery
• Neck pain associated with vertigo
• Osteoporosis
• Vertebral Fractures
• Tumors
• Pregnancy
• Diagnosed psychological disorders

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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34 participants in 2 patient groups

Scapular stabilization exercises

Experimental group

Description:

Group A performed scapular stabilization exercises for 4 weeks with 2 sets of 10 repetitions. These exercises comprised of four exercise programs (Scapular retraction; Scapular mobilization, Scapular dynamic stabilization I and Scapular dynamic stabilization II).

Treatment:

Other: scapular stabilization

Thoracic extension exercises

Active Comparator group

Description:

Group B performed thoracic extension exercises for 4 weeks with 2 sets of 10 repetitions. These exercises comprised of three exercise programs.

Treatment:

Other: Thoracic extension exercises