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NCT Number: NCT05261945

Effects of Manual Therapy Versus Stretching Exercise Versus Routine Physical Therapy on Work-related Pain, Among Chefs

The aim of this research is to analyze the effect of Mulligan technique versus stretching techniques and versus routine physical therapy on pain, range of motion and functional disability among restaurant chefs presenting with non-specific chronic pain.

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Key information

Conditions

Neck Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Ripah International University

Faisalabad, Punjab Province, 38000, Pakistan

About this study

A Randomized Control Trail study will be conducted, at Riphah International University Faisalabad after the approval of synopsis. Purposive sampling will be used to enroll the patients. Patients will be selected according to the pre-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. The patients who will meet the inclusion criteria are allocated into three groups. The patients of group A will receive Routine physical therapy only. Group B will receive manual therapy and routine physical therapy while Group C will receive stretching exercises and routine physical therapy. The outcomes will be measured by the Neck Disability Index, visual analogue scale and bubble inclinometer. The data of patients will be recorded pre-treatment and post-treatment. The comparison between pre-treatment and post-treatment data will be done after 3 months. Informed consent will be taken from each patient. Data entry and analysis will be done with Statistical Package of Social Sciences Version 20 software.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • For at least 3 months, you've been suffering from neck pain
  • Any Neurological problems
  • For the previous three months, the patient has taken some analgesic drug for neck pain.
  • Rheumatological issues
  • Non-specific neck pain
  • Age 18-60 years

Exclusion criteria

Neck pain due to,

  • Tumors
  • Ankylosing Spondylitis
  • Fracture
  • Dislocation
  • Cord compression
  • Insufficiency of the vertebrobasilar artery
  • Osteoprosis
  • Anticoagulant or corticosteroid therapy for a long period of time
  • Pain due to any congenital deformity, inflammation or any infection
  • Carcinoma

Treatment and study plan

Routine physical therapy

Other

Routine Physical Therapy treatment with hot pack, TENS, and ultrasound helps in improving and relaxing the muscle spasm and soft tissue elasticity along pain reduction.

Manual Therapy And Routine Physical Therapy

Other

Mulligan is consider one of the most effective technique of mobilization.it is also important treatment for neck pain so that many physiotherapist used mulligan by including several methods such as Natural Apophyseal Glides or Sustained Natural Apophyseal Glides.

Stretching Exercises And Routine Physical Therapy

Other

Regular stretching helps increase your range of motion in the joints, improves blood circulation and posture and alleviates muscular tension throughout the body.

Primary outcomes

  1. Visual analog scale

    Time frame: 12th Week

    A Visual Analogue Scale is a measurement instrument that tries to measure a characteristic or attitude that is believed to range across a continuum of values and cannot easily be directly measured.

  2. Neck disability index

    Time frame: 12th Week

    The Neck Disability Index is a 10-item questionnaire that measures a patient's self-reported neck pain related disability. A higher Neck Disability Index score means the greater a patient's perceived disability due to neck pain

  3. Bubble inclinometer

    Time frame: 12th Week

    The Bubble Inclinometer precisely measures, tests and evaluates the ranges of motion of neck. While using, place the Inclinometer near the joint to be measured.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Riphah International University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effects of Manual Therapy Versus Stretching Exercise Versus Routine Physical Therapy on Work-related Pain, Among Patients With Non-specific Chronic Neck Pain Working as Chefs: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Mar 2, 2022
Registry last updated
Jun 28, 2022

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