Efficacy of Mobilization With Post- Isometric Relaxation in Neck Pain Associated With Myofascial Trigger Points

Najran University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mechanical Neck Pain

Treatments: Other: conventional treatment; Other: Post Isometric relaxation Technique (PIR); Other: Cervical Mobilization (CM)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05684809

444-42-20993-DS

Details and patient eligibility

About

purpose of the study: to determine the effectiveness of cervical mobilization with PIR in reducing pain and improving neck ROM and function in people with mechanical neck pain associated with MTrPs

Full description

This study will be based on a randomized controlled design which will be comparative in nature. Participants will be recruited using the convenience sampling method and will be randomly divided into two groups A and B respectively. Thirty participants of mechanical neck pain associated with upper Trapezius trigger point pain will be recruited from the Physiotherapy department, at the Najran University, Saudi Arabia. Study objectives and procedure will be properly explained and written informed consent will be obtained at the beginning of the study. All the participants will be randomly assigned into two equal groups A and B.

Group A will be receiving the hot pack, active Stretching, isometric exercise intervention, and PIR technique while group B will receive the hot pack, active Stretching, isometric exercise intervention, and cervical Mobilization.

Enrollment: 33 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age 20-40 years,
• having mechanical neck pain located in the neck or scapular regions along with 1-2 MTrPs which,
• on palpation replicated their chief complaints in the upper Trapezius muscle (unilateral).

Exclusion criteria

• known cases of fibromyalgia syndrome,
• cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy,
• history of cervical spine surgery,
• congenital or acquired postural deformity, presence of MTrPs in bilateral upper Trapezius muscles,
• patients who received any treatment for their pain one month prior to the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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33 participants in 2 patient groups

Group A

Experimental group

Description:

in addition to Conventional treatment, PIR and cervical mobilization were given

Treatment:

Other: conventional treatment

Other: Post Isometric relaxation Technique (PIR)

Other: Cervical Mobilization (CM)

Group B

Active Comparator group

Description:

in addition to Conventional treatment, PIR were given

Treatment:

Other: conventional treatment

Other: Post Isometric relaxation Technique (PIR)