The Effect of Lower Limbs Neural Mobilization in Subjects With Cervical Pain.

Miguel Hernández University of Elche

Status: Completed

Conditions: Neck Pain

Treatments: Other: Active Mobilization of the sciatic nerve; Other: Active neck mobilization

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03603054

DPC.EPP.02.18

Details and patient eligibility

About

No studies have investigated the effects of a Sciatic nerve mobilization in subjects with neck pain. This study aims to determine the immediate effects of a lower limbs neural mobilization on cervical range of motion and on the perception of pain in the most common trigger points located in the cervical musculature.

Full description

A convenience sample will be used to obtain subjects The subjects will be recruited through posted advertisements on social networks. The inclusion and exclusion criteria will be applied to the volunteers. The sample wil comprise university students and administrative workers with neck pain. The subjects will be screened by a screening questionnaire and all of them, they will be required to sign an inform consent before participating to the study. After signing it, they will be randomly divide into control group subject to a placebo technique and the intervention group subject to an active mobilization of the sciatic nerve.

To assess changes in cervical articular range, will be used, a cervical goniometer (CROM) and for changes in pressure pain threshold of the trigger points will be used a mechanical algometer. Furthermore, to asses changes in pain perception will be used a visual numerical scale. The statistical analysis will be performed using the statistical program SPSS 25.0, comparing the results between both groups.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 59 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• To spend more than 3 hours at the computer.
• To have or have had neck pain during the last 3 weeks.

Exclusion criteria

• To have had traumatisms, traffic accidents and surgeries in the last 2 months.
• To have taken any analgesic tablets before the treatment.
• To be in a physiotherapy treatment.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Active neck mobilization

Active Comparator group

Description:

The subjects, who were randomly allocated to group active neurodynamic mobilization group, will receive the active sciatic nerve mobilization intervention. The subject will be instructed to do a a modification of the slump. The procedure will be performed 1 minute with each leg, two times, the subjects will rest one minute between each mobilization and between series.

Treatment:

Other: Active neck mobilization

Active Mobilization of the Sciatic nerve

Experimental group

Description:

The subjects, who were randomly allocated to group active neurodynamic mobilization group, will receive the active sciatic nerve mobilization intervention. The subject will be instructed to do a a modification of the slump. The procedure will be performed 1 minute with each leg, two times, the subjects will rest one minute between each mobilization and between series.

Treatment:

Other: Active Mobilization of the sciatic nerve