Effects of Cervical Extension Traction With & Without Modified Cervical and Shoulder Retraction Exercises in Neck Pain
Neck Pain
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Neck Pain focused on measuring neck pain, retraction, disability, cervical traction
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Neck pain history
- Patients with Lateral Cervical Radiograph
- Patients who agreed for a follow up of 6 weeks
Exclusion Criteria:
- Congenital abnormalities e.g. torticollis
- Past surgical history of cervical spine
- Positive VBI sign
- Patients with inflammatory or rheumatic diseases
- Already undergoing physiotherapy treatment
Sites / Locations
- Physiotherapy department Services Hospital Lahore
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Modified Cervical and Shoulder Retraction exercises
Cervical Extension Traction exercises
Cervical extension traction protocol will be added as standard treatment. Then, patients either sit or stand in an upright position while pushing their chin backward and simultaneously raising their head within the pain-free range, then, in a seated or standing position, patients will maintain an upright posture and try to pull back their shoulders and extend their neck within the pain-free range.
Here, patients will receive Cervical Extension Traction exercises as standard treatment. Cervical extension traction includes a protocol in which traction will be applied within the extension range of the cervical region in full spine position.