Global Postural Re-Education And Neck Isometric Exercises In Cervical Radiculopathy RADICULOPATHY

University of Lahore

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cervical Radiculopathy

Treatments: Other: Neck Isometrics Exercises; Other: Global Posture Re-Education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06028958

REC-UOL-487-08-2023

Details and patient eligibility

About

Cervical radiculopathy is a common neurological disorder that is caused by compression of the nerve, inflammation of nerve roots, or space-occupying lesions. Cervical radiculopathy is the most common health-related problem worldwide. The conservative approach like education, specific exercises, and spinal manipulation is usually given for chronic cases with good outcomes.

Full description

Cervical Radiculopathy is a condition in which a nerve is entrapped between the bones and causes numbness and tingling. Neck isometric exercises are a basic treatment plan for strength training. Global postural reeducation is a technique the manual cervical traction along with body alignment that helps to reduce symptoms more rapidly. This whole procedure is completed more easily, without a machine and satisfying for the patient.

Enrollment: 85 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. 18 to 35 years.
2. Both genders, Males and females
3. One-sided upper limb pain or numbness
4. Any 2 out of 4 tests are positive Spurling test, Distraction test, Ipsilateral cervical traction test, and Upper Limb test

Exclusion criteria

1. Bilateral upper limb pain
2. Previous history of cervical surgery
3. Cervical spine
4. Injection therapy in the past 2 weeks
5. Being Pregnant women

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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85 participants in 2 patient groups

Neck Isometrics Exercises

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group of participants will receive neck isometric exercises along with routine physical therapy and a hot pack. In this regimen, the patient is commanded to apply minimal resistance on the physiotherapist's hand in front, back, and lateral positions. This resistance is applied for 10 sec with a 15 sec hold with 10-15 repetitions. The protocol will be given to the participants for two weeks. Each session will be of 40 minutes.

Treatment:

Other: Neck Isometrics Exercises

Global Posture Re-Education

Experimental group

Description:

This group of participants will receive the Global Posture Re-Education technique with a hot pack. The protocol will be given to the participants for two weeks (1 session on an alternative day with the home plan). Each session will be of 40 minutes.

Treatment:

Other: Global Posture Re-Education