Gong Mobilization With and Without Thoracic Manipulation in Patients With Adhesive Capsulitis

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Adhesive Capsulitis

Treatments: Other: Gong mobilization; Other: Conventional therapy; Other: Thoracic manipulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07440680

REC/RCR & AHS/24/01109

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study was conducted to determine effects of gong mobilization with and without thoracic manipulation on pain, range of motion and disability in patients with adhesive capsulitis.

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age between 40 and 60 years
• Both male and female
• Clinically diagnosed with stage 2 frozen shoulder
• Hypomobility of the thoracic spine
• Unilateral or bilateral frozen shoulder with pain lasting for more than 3 month
• Shoulder ROM limited with a flexion <165°, abduction <150°, or external rotation <45°, restricted capsular pattern .
• Positive shoulder shrug sign

Exclusion criteria

• Shoulder Arthritis
• Thoracic outlet syndrome
• Metabolic bone disease in the shoulder
• Neoplastic bone disease in the shoulder
• Osteoporosis and Osteomyelitis
• Arm fracture, torn ligament around the shoulder joint, and shoulder surgery
• Rheumatoid arthritis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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36 participants in 2 patient groups

Gong Mobilization and thoracic manipulation

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Thoracic manipulation

Other: Conventional therapy

Other: Gong mobilization

Gong Mobilization

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Gong mobilization