Muscle Energy Technique Versus Mulligan Mobilization on Forward Head Posture

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Forward Head Posture

Treatments: Other: muscle energy technique; Other: Traditional treatments; Other: Mulligan Mobilization

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06732557

P.T.REC/012/005077

Details and patient eligibility

About

sixty patients with forward head posture will be randomized to three groups Group A: will receive traditional treatment ( isometric exercise for deep neck flexors plus sub occipital release).

Group B: will receive traditional treatment plus muscle energy technique for upper trapezius, elevator scapulae and sternocleidomastoid.

Group C: will receive traditional treatment plus mulligan mobilization

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age between 18 to 45 years
• Non specific neck pain reproduced by neck movement
• Neck pain at least within the last three months
• Limitation in cervical range of motion

Exclusion criteria

• cervical spine surgery or injury
• neurologic deficits, infection or inflammation
• cervicogenic headache

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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60 participants in 3 patient groups

Group A: Control group (Traditional treament)

Sham Comparator group

Description:

patients will receive traditional treatment (isometric exercise for deep neck flexors plus sub occipital release).

Treatment:

Other: Traditional treatments

Group B (muscle energy technique group)

Experimental group

Description:

Patients will receive muscle energy Technique for upper trapezius, elevator scapulae and sternocleidomastoid

Treatment:

Other: muscle energy technique

Other: Traditional treatments

Group C (Mulligan Mobilization Group)

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients will receive Mulligan mobilization

Treatment:

Other: Mulligan Mobilization

Other: Traditional treatments