Mulligan Technique on Shoulder Dysfunction

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Head and Neck Cancer

Treatments: Other: Mulligan Mobilization Technique; Other: Traditional Physical Therapy Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05915572

752015

Details and patient eligibility

About

76 patients suffering from shoulder dysfunction following neck dissection surgeries will participate in this study. The participants will be selected from Damanhur Oncology Center and randomly will be distributed into two groups.

Group (A): 38 patients will receive MWM in plus traditional physiotherapy program 3 sessions per week for 6 weeks.

Group (B): 38 patients will receive traditional physiotherapy program 3 sessions per week for 6 weeks.

Full description

1. Subjects: 76 patients suffering from shoulder dysfunction following neck dissection surgeries will participate in this study. The participants will be selected from Damanhur Oncology Center and randomly will be distributed into two groups.

Group (A): 38 patients will receive MWM in plus traditional physiotherapy program 3 sessions per week for 6 weeks.

Group (B): 38 patients will receive traditional physiotherapy program 3 sessions per week for 6 weeks.

The participants will be selected from Damanhur Oncology Center and randomly will be distributed into two groups equal in number.

2. Equipment:

Therapeutic equipment:

• Mulligan Mobilization Technique: to increase shoulder flexion, abduction, external rotation
• Traditional physical therapy program:

Measurement equipment:

• Digital Goniometer
• Shoulder Pain and Disability Index

Enrollment: 76 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients' age will be between 30-50 years old.
• Both gender 76 patients will participate in this study.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with rotator cuff tears and other shoulder ligament injuries or tendon calcification.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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76 participants in 2 patient groups

Mulligan Mobilization Technique Plus Traditional Physical Therapy Program

Experimental group

Description:

Mulligan Mobilization Technique plus traditional physical therapy program 3 sessions per week for 6 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Traditional Physical Therapy Program

Other: Mulligan Mobilization Technique

Traditional Physical Therapy Program

Experimental group

Description:

Traditional physical therapy program 3 sessions per week for 6 weeks

Treatment:

Other: Traditional Physical Therapy Program