Bowen Therapy and Foam Rolling in Patients With Text Neck Syndrome

Riphah International University28 enrolled

Overview

This study aims to compare the effects of both the therapies on postural changes, pain, decreased ROM, and functional disability among students suffering from Text Neck Syndrome.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Neck Pain

Interventions

foam rollingOTHER

Foam Rolling Technique on trapezius and suboccipital muscles.conventional therapy (15 min Hot pack, neck isometric exercises and cervical ROM exercises within pain free range). Patients will be treated 3 times per week for 6 consecutive weeks

bowen therapyOTHER

Bowen Therapy. conventional therapy (15 min Hot pack, neck isometric exercises and cervical ROM exercises within pain free range) will be given to both groups. Patients will be treated 3 times per week for 6 consecutive weeks

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 30 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * neck-head trauma * history of surgical intervention in the neck area * neurological deficit * severe neck pain which required medical treatment * cervical disc disease with radiculopathy * inflammatory or malignant type of pain * systematic disease * scoliosis * kyphosis. Exclusion Criteria: * neck-head trauma * history of surgical intervention in the neck area * neurological deficit * severe neck pain which required medical treatment * cervical disc disease with radiculopathy * inflammatory or malignant type of pain * systematic disease * scoliosis * kyphosis.

Locations (1)

CECOS university of IT and emerging sciences

Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Neck Disability Index

Changes from baseline, The neck disability index is a ten item self-reported questionnaire that assesses pain and associated disability, with a total max score of 50 points

Time frame: 6 week

NPRS

Changes from baseline.The Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) measures the subjective intensity of pain. The NPRS is an eleven-point scale from 0 to 10. "0" = no pain and "10" = most intense pain

Time frame: 6 week

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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