Myofascial Release With and Without Autogenic Inhibition Muscle Energy Technique in Non-specific Chronic Neck Pain

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Non Specific Chronic Neck Pain

Treatments: Other: Autogenic Inhibition Muscle Energy Technique; Other: Standardized Physiotherapy Treatment; Other: Myofasical Release Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07331571

REC/RCR & AHS/24/0178

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study was conducted to determine the effects of myofascial release therapy with and without autogenic inhibition muscle energy technique in patients with non-specific chronic neck pain.

Enrollment: 44 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Neck pain for at least 3 months
• Pain intensity on NPRS between 4 to 7
• Limited neck range of motion
• Use of computer for at least 2 hours daily
• Negative Sharp-Purser and alar ligaments test (to rule out atlantoaxial instability, integrity of transverse and alar ligaments)

Exclusion criteria

• History of trauma
• Cervical spine fracture
• Open neck surgery
• Cervical radiculopathy
• Paresthesia
• Cervical myelopathy
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Fibromyalgia
• Hemorrhage tendency and/or anticoagulation treatment
• Whiplash Injury

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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44 participants in 2 patient groups

Myofascial Release with Autogenic Inhibition Muscle Energy Technique

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Myofasical Release Therapy

Other: Standardized Physiotherapy Treatment

Other: Autogenic Inhibition Muscle Energy Technique

Myofascial Release Therapy

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Myofasical Release Therapy

Other: Standardized Physiotherapy Treatment