The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of different angles of decompression on the Flexor Carpi Radialis (FCR) H-Reflex in patients with cervical radiculopathy
Cervical traction has long been defined as a distracting force that separate the cervical segments and relieve nerve roots compression. Yet, there is lack of knowledge that reports the effects of different traction decompression angles and determines the proper angle of pull among different angles of decompression system
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
45
Intermittent traction will be applied, maximum force will be 16 kg, minimum force will be 12 kg, traction cycle of each minute consists of 20 seconds static traction at the maximum force then released down to the minimum force for 20 seconds then repeated for 20 seconds static traction. Traction session time will be 15 minutes, and the traction force will be increased progressively with speed (50%) of increment of force
The Flexor Carpi radialis H-reflex
The peak-to-peak amplitudes of four FCR-HR traces will be measured and averaged for each patient
Time frame: Changes from Baseline to 6-weeks after treatment
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