The Effect of the Bridge Technique Mobilization With Movement Versus Trapezius Dry Needling in the Management of Cervical Dysfunction

Al-Quds University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mulligan Mobilization; Dry Needling Technique; Physical Therapy

Treatments: Other: Bridge technique MWM; Other: Dry Needling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07134062

117/REC/2020

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study investigates the effect of the Bridge technique mobilization with movement compared to the Trapezius Dry Needling technique on physiotherapy outcome in patients with cervical dysfunction.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 25 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult patients aged (25 - 65) years, males & females.
• Cervical dysfunction
• Orthopedic dysfunction without neurological defects
• Limitation in ROM (extension & rotation)
• VAS scale scores for neck pain must be > 4/10
• Neck pain aggravated by neck posture or movement
• Willing to give an informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Any known medical condition, cardio, cancer
• Manipulative treatment within the past three months
• Previous spinal surgery in the past five years
• Current use of medication
• Disc prolapse acute stage
• previous epidural injection since the onset of present symptoms
• diagnosis of any generalized neurological disorder
• medical red flags suggestive of severe pathology
• pregnancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Group 1 Bridge technique mobilization with movement

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patient in supine, head resting on a pillow, cervical spine relaxed in a neutral position, physiotherapist sitting or standing at the head of the table. Hands support both sides of the head through the thenar eminence on each side, fingers in contact with the C7, T1or T2 articular pillar bilaterally

Treatment:

Other: Bridge technique MWM

Group 2 Dry Needling

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants in this group received two sessions per week of D.N. treatment for the trapezius muscle.

Treatment:

Other: Dry Needling