The purpose of this study is to determine whether scapular stabilization exercises can help breastfeeding women with non-specific neck pain by reducing their neck pain, cervical range of motion, and neck disability index.
The best infant feeding practice is breastfeeding, which has both immediate and long-term advantages for mothers, babies, the environment, the economy, and society as a whole. Mothers who are nursing frequently experience neck pain. Because the scapula and neck are closely related, scapular stabilization is becoming more and more popular for patients with neck pain.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
30
Cools exercise using the Thera-Band, including sidelying external rotation, side-lying forward flexion, prone horizontal abduction with external rotation, and prone extension exercises to promote lower trapezius and middle trapezius activity with minimal activation of the upper trapezius part.
Muscle Energy Technique for the 1.sternocleidomastoid 2. levator scapulae 3. upper trapezius 4. pectoralis major Through mild isometric contractions, it uses the intrinsic energy of a muscle to lengthen it and induce relaxation through autogenic inhibition.
Faculty of Physical Therapy/ Cairo University
Giza, Dokki, Egypt
RECRUITINGfunctional neck disability
The Arabic version of the Neck Disability Index Questionnaire (NDI) is used to assess the functional neck disability. It consists of 10 items; each item scores from 0 to 5, where a score of 0 indicates no limitation and a score of 5 indicates maximum limitation.
Time frame: at beginning of the study and after four weeks of treatment
neck pain intensity
The Visual Analog Scale VAS was used to assess neck pain intensity for both groups at the beginning of the study and after four weeks of treatment. It is a 10 cm line. 0 means no paint and 10 means maximum pain and the patient chooses a point on the line which reflects the pain
Time frame: at beginning of the study and after four weeks of treatment
pressure pain threshold
The local pressure pain threshold over the upper trapezius was measured using a pressure algometer. It is a portable digital algometer that responds linearly to force applications between 0 and 1300 kPa, or roughly 0 and 14 kg. With a 1-cm² circular rubber tip, the device measures the maximum force applied before the subject verbally indicates that the pain threshold has been reached.
Time frame: at beginning of the study and after four weeks of treatment
cervical range of motion
The cervical range of motion (flexion, extension, lateral flexion (Rt \& Lt), and rotation (Rt \& Lt)) is measured with a universal goniometer.
Time frame: at beginning of the study and after four weeks of treatment
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The patients sit with their backs supported with pillows. Don't lean over the infant. Keep the arms supported and feet on the ground.