Effect Of Pressure Biofeedback on Deep Cervical Muscle Training Among University Teachers.

Riphah International University100 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of pressure biofeedback on deep cervical muscle in university teachers suffering from neck pain, Functional Disability and muscle endurance.

The purpose of this study will be to determine whether training of deep cervical flexor muscles with pressure biofeedback has any significant advantage over conventional training for pain and disability experienced by university teachers with neck pain. This study will be a randomized control trial with double blinded protocol. Patient will be randomly allocated in two groups. the experimental group received deep cervical flexor muscles training with pressure biofeedback and conventional exercises. The control group received deep cervical flexor muscles training with only conventional exercises.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Neck Pain

Interventions

Pressure biofeedbackDEVICE

Deep cervical flexor training by using preesure biofeedback will be given 5 days a week for 6 week Conventional exercise for deep cervical muscle training will be given 5 days a week for 6 weeks

Conventional exercises for deep cervical muscle trainingOTHER

Conventional exercise for deep cervical muscle training will be given 4 days a week for 6 weeks

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 24 YearsMax age: 45 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Both gender * age between 24 to 45 years * At least 4 years of teaching experience and average 8 hours of working per day * Chronic Neck pain score of more than 5 on numeric pain rating scale * Mild to moderate disability Score on neck disability index Exclusion Criteria: * Participants with any ongoing treatment for neck pain * History of cervical spine surgery or reported any neurological signs. * History of any congenital or acquired postural deformity, spinal cord compression, tumour, instability, fracture, inflammatory disease or infection.

Locations (1)

Riphah International University

Faisalabad, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Numeric pain rating Scale

Numeric pain rating scale used to determine pain intensity experienced by individuals. It consist of a horizontal or vertical line with total of 11 numbers,ranging from 0 to 10. Where 0 indicates no pain while 10 is the worst pain.

Time frame: 8th week

Inclinometer

It is an instrument used for measuring the angles of tilt,elevation and depression of an object with respect to gravity.

Time frame: 8th week

Cranio-cervical flexion test

It is a clinical test of the anatomical action of the deep cervical flexor muscles. It could be described as a test of neuromotor control. The features assessed are the activation and isometric endurance of the deep cervical flexors

Time frame: 8th week

Neck Disability index

This questionnaire has been designed to give us information as to how your neck pain has affected your ability to manage in everyday life.

Time frame: 8th week

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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