COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MULLIGAN SUSTAINED NATURAL APOPHYSEAL GLIDES (SNAGs) VS MULLIGAN NATURAL APOPHYSEAL GLIDES (NAGs) IN PATIENTS WITH MECHANICAL NECK PAIN

Raza, Syed Muhammad Ali; Ashfaq, Maryam; Rabia, Javaid; Idrees, Kinza; Sohail, Muhammad Ammar Ahmad; Razzaq, Komal; Saeed, Osama

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“…The alignment of the vertebrae is disrupted, so they aren't able to utilize their full potential biomechanical advancements that could lead to reduced mobility, resulting in severe discomfort. 1 Mechanical neck pain can be defined as pain in neck aggravated by prolonged posture and movement of neck and palpation of neck musculature. Cervical pain is a major health problem which affects 45-54% of general population and can affect life quality by causing pain and disability.…”

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Comparative effect of upper thoracic spine mobilization with mobility exercises and upper cervical spine mobilization with stabilization exercises in mechanical neck pain: a randomized clinical trial

Tahir¹,

Sohail²,

Ain³

et al. 2022

Anaesth. pain intensive care

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Background & Objective: Neck pain is a very prevalent health condition. Physiotherapists use multiple treatment options for treating mechanical neck pain. We evaluated the effects of upper thoracic spine mobilization and mobility exercise and upper cervical spine mobilization and stabilization exercises in treating patients with mechanical neck pain. Methodology: A randomized clinical trial was conducted comprising of 36 patients recruited from different clinics of Faisalabad, both genders, ages from 20-40 y, and randomly divided into two groups. Group A underwent upper thoracic mobilization and mobility exercise while Group B underwent upper cervical mobilization with stabilization exercises for 2 times a week for 4 weeks. Pain scores on Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) and cervical range of movements (ROM) scores were measured before treatment and then weekly for 4 weeks, while Neck Disability Index (NDI) was assessed at baseline and at the end of 4th week. SPSS version. 22 was used to analyze the data. Independent sample t-test was used for between group compression and P ≤ 0.05 (95%) was considered as significant. Results: There was significant improvement in mean NPRS scores at 1st week, 2nd week, 3rd week and 4th week post-treatment (P < 0.05). There was significant improvement in mean cervical ROM at 2nd week, 3rd week and 4th week post-treatment readings (P < 0.05) and mean NDI score at 4th week (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Both groups were found effective in improving pain, range of motion and neck function, but significant improvement in outcomes was observed in upper cervical mobilization and stabilization exercises group. Abbreviations: NPRS - Numerical Pain Rating Scale; ROM - Range of movements; NDI - Neck Disability Index; MNP - Mechanical neck pain; Key words: Adult; Cervical Vertebrae / physiopathology; Disability Evaluation; Exercise Therapy / methods; Female; Humans; Male; Manipulation, Spinal / methods; Neck / physiopathology; Neck Pain / physiopathology; Neck Pain / rehabilitation; Pain Measurement; Range of Motion, Articular; Thoracic Vertebrae / physiopathology; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult Citation: Tahir R, Sohail MAA, Ain NU, Aine QU, Mannan H, Maqbool A. Comparative effect of upper thoracic spine mobilization with mobility exercises and upper cervical spine mobilization with stabilization exercises in mechanical neck pain: a randomized clinical trial. Anaesth. pain intensive care 2022;26(4):488-495. DOI: 10.35975/apic.v26i4.1952 Received: April 11, 2022; Reviewed: June 23, 2022; Accepted: July 14, 2022

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