Effectiveness of Pilates and Gong’s Mobilization on Pain, Range of Motion and Function in Text Neck Syndrome Among Young Adults

Abstract

PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to find the effectiveness of Pilates and Gong’s Mobilization on Pain, Range Of Motion and Function in Text Neck Syndrome among young adults. METHODS: In this Quasi-experimental study there were 60 subjects with an average age of 18 to 24 years of age. The subjects were divided in to 2 groups by Convenience sampling method. The subjects in Group A (n = 30) received Pilates Exercises, while the subjects in Group B (n = 30) received Gong’s Mobilization. Intervention was given to participants for 5 sessions a week for six weeks. VAS for Pain, Goniometer for Range of Motion and NDI for function were used to assess the intervention’s effectiveness. RESULTS: Independent ‘t’ test was used to compare the mean significance difference between continuous variables. Paired ‘t’ test was used to assess the statistical significance difference between pre and post test scores. Statistical analysis of this data revealed that, both groups significantly improved in both parameters when compared within groups, but when compared between groups, the Pilates group improved better than the Gong’s mobilization group. CONCLUSION: According to the results of the present study, six weeks interventions of both the Pilates and Gong’s Mobilization Groups have shown significant improvement in reducing Pain, Improving Range Of Motion and Function in Text Neck Syndrome. However, Pilates Group has shown better improvement when compared to Gong’s Mobilization Group. Key words: Text Neck Syndrome, Pilates, Gong’s Mobilization.