Effectiveness of the Suboccipital Inhibition Technique in Patients With Mechanical Neck Pain

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-03-31

Study Completion Date

2016-09-30

Brief Summary

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The project is based on checking the effectiveness of the technique of suboccipital inhibition in patients with mechanical neck pain. Suboccipital inhibition technique involves the placement of the hands of the physiotherapist under the patient's head so that fingers can feel the spinous processes of the cervical vertebrae. Then the fingers slowly leads upward to contact the occipital condyles. At this point the investigator should gently move your fingers down, finding the space between the condyles and the spinous process of the axis. Then, flexing the metacarpophalangeal joints at 90 degrees, slowly raises the skull. In this technique the investigator would be carrying out the relaxation of the suboccipital muscles: lower rectus capitis posterior, superior oblique head straight back and head higher. It is a technique used very often but without knowledge about the time needed for implementation. In several studies that have used the technique it has been maintained for 2.4 or 10 minutes without agreeing how long is necessary. The study will consist of three groups formed by patients with mechanical neck pain that they applied the technique two, four or ten minutes and a control group of patients with mechanical neck pain. The four groups were measured before and after treatment the pain threshold to pressure by algometer and conduct the test repositioning of the head to show any changes after application of the technique.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Neck Pain Myofascial Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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2 minutes Group

The group was perform the technique inhibition suboccipital two minutes, collecting data by measuring with algometer and test repositioning of the head before and after the technique.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Suboccipital inhibition technique

Intervention Type OTHER

Suboccipital inhibition technique involves the placement of the hands of the physiotherapist under the patient's head so that fingers can feel the spinous processes of the cervical vertebrae. Then fingers slowly leads upward to contact the occipital condyles. At this point the investigator should gently move your fingers down, finding the space between the condyles and the spinous process of the axis. Remember that the atlas has no spinous process. Then, flexing the metacarpophalangeal joints at 90 degrees, slowly raises the skull

4 minutes Group

The group was perform the technique inhibition suboccipital four minutes, collecting data by measuring with algometer and test repositioning of the head before and after the technique.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Suboccipital inhibition technique

Intervention Type OTHER

Suboccipital inhibition technique involves the placement of the hands of the physiotherapist under the patient's head so that fingers can feel the spinous processes of the cervical vertebrae. Then fingers slowly leads upward to contact the occipital condyles. At this point the investigator should gently move your fingers down, finding the space between the condyles and the spinous process of the axis. Remember that the atlas has no spinous process. Then, flexing the metacarpophalangeal joints at 90 degrees, slowly raises the skull

8 minutes Group

The group was perform the technique inhibition suboccipital eight minutes, collecting data by measuring with algometer and test repositioning of the head before and after the technique.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Suboccipital inhibition technique

Intervention Type OTHER

Suboccipital inhibition technique involves the placement of the hands of the physiotherapist under the patient's head so that fingers can feel the spinous processes of the cervical vertebrae. Then fingers slowly leads upward to contact the occipital condyles. At this point the investigator should gently move your fingers down, finding the space between the condyles and the spinous process of the axis. Remember that the atlas has no spinous process. Then, flexing the metacarpophalangeal joints at 90 degrees, slowly raises the skull

not intervention Group

The not intervention group will be asked to lie supine on the table for ten minutes, collecting data by measuring with algometer and test repositioning of the head before and after laying.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Suboccipital inhibition technique

Suboccipital inhibition technique involves the placement of the hands of the physiotherapist under the patient's head so that fingers can feel the spinous processes of the cervical vertebrae. Then fingers slowly leads upward to contact the occipital condyles. At this point the investigator should gently move your fingers down, finding the space between the condyles and the spinous process of the axis. Remember that the atlas has no spinous process. Then, flexing the metacarpophalangeal joints at 90 degrees, slowly raises the skull

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Men and women of full age .
2. ≥ 15/50 rating in the Neck Disability Index
3. Participants with good adhesion to the study .
4. Participants who have signed informed after appropriate informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Cancer , inflammatory , infectious , vascular , neurological and metabolic processes.
2. Patients who are under medical treatment.
3. Patients with psychiatric illnesses.
4. Women : pregnancy.
5. Patients who have not signed the informed consent.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No