Effects of Post Isometric Relaxation With and Without Stretching Exercises on Neck Pain and Muscle Spasm

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

46 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-01-01

Study Completion Date

2023-03-15

Brief Summary

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Neck pain is common in the adult general population, disabling and costly Lifetime, which constituted a great problem facing the mother during breast feeding period. The studies showed that poor knowledge and wrong position for breastfeeding influence their own health as well as baby's health. Stretching exercises are one of the manual physical therapy methods that can be used in the treatment of mechanical neck pain) Muscle energy techniques (MET) were originally developed to treat soft tissue, mobilize joints, stretch tight muscles and fascia, reduce pain and to improve circulation and lymphatic drainage. This study aims at applying stretching along with MET technique (post isometric relaxation) to see the combined effect of these two techniques and comparing that group with another one that is only applied stretching and baseline treatment. A randomized clinical trial will be undertaken. Non probability convenient sampling will be used. Forty-six patients with neck pain and muscular spasm will be randomly allocated. Twenty-three participants will be allocated with lottery method in each group. The former group will receive Stretching with MET (post isometric relaxation), and the latter group will receive static stretching only. Both groups will also receive baseline therapy. Treatment will be given once a day daily for 14 days. A visual analogue scale (VAS) will be used to measure the intensity of pain and MMJ questionnaire for muscular spasm. Data will be collected before and at the end of treatment at the 14th day. To analyze data SPSS version 29 will be used.

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Detailed Description

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Neck pain is common in the adult general population, disabling and costly Lifetime, which constituted a great problem facing the mother during breast feeding period. The studies showed that poor knowledge and wrong position for breastfeeding influence their own health as well as baby's health. Stretching exercises are one of the manual physical therapy methods that can be used in the treatment of mechanical neck pain) Muscle energy techniques (MET) were originally developed to treat soft tissue, mobilize joints, stretch tight muscles and fascia, reduce pain and to improve circulation and lymphatic drainage. This study aims at applying stretching along with MET technique (post isometric relaxation) to see the combined effect of these two techniques and comparing that group with another one that is only applied stretching and baseline treatment. A randomized clinical trial will be undertaken. Non probability convenient sampling will be used. Forty-six patients with neck pain and muscular spasm will be randomly allocated. Twenty-three participants will be allocated with lottery method in each group. The former group will receive Stretching with MET (post isometric relaxation), and the latter group will receive static stretching only. Both groups will also receive baseline therapy. Treatment will be given once a day daily for 14 days. A visual analogue scale (VAS) will be used to measure the intensity of pain and MMJ questionnaire for muscular spasm. Data will be collected before and at the end of treatment at the 14th day. To analyze data SPSS version 29 will be used.

Conditions

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Neck Pain Muscle Spasm

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Stretching Exercise with PIR on neck pain and muscle spasm in breastfeeding women

Experimental Group (Group A) will receive stretching with Post Isometric Relaxation and conventional treatment. Treatment will be given for five days per week for total two weeks. Pain will be assessed through VAS scale and MJM scale will be used to assess spasm. Assessment was done 2 times pretreatment and post treatment.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Traditional Physical Therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

A 2-week physical therapy program will be arranged. Each patient will be given 60 min session , 10 min for neck ROMS (10 reps for each ROM) , 10 min neck Isometrics (5 reps on each side) , 30 sec static gentle stretch of levator scapulae (3reps) , 30 sec static gentle stretch of trapezius (3reps), 5 min Soft tissue manipulation , 5 min Shoulder shrugging (10reps) , 10 min for PIR

Post Isometric Relaxation

Intervention Type OTHER

The exercise will be combined with the baseline treatment 3 sets PIR will be applied per session.The hypertonic muscle is taken to a length just short of pain, or to the point where resistance to movement is first noted. A submaximal (10-20%) contraction of the hypertonic muscle is performed away from the barrier for between 5 and 10 seconds and the therapist applies resistance in the opposite direction. The patient should inhale during this effort. After the isometric contraction, the patient is asked to relax and exhale while doing so. Following this, a gentle stretch is applied to take up the slack till the new barrier. Starting from this new barrier, the procedure is repeated two or three times.

Stretching Exercise without PIR on neck pain and muscle spasm in breastfeeding women

Active Compatitor (Group B) will receive only stretching and conventional treatment. Treatment will be given for five days per week for total two weeks. Pain will be assessed through VAS scale and MJM scale will be used to assess spasm. Assessment was done 2 times pretreatment and post treatment.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Traditional Physical Therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

A 2-week physical therapy program will be arranged. Each patient will be given 60 min session , 10 min for neck ROMS (10 reps for each ROM) , 10 min neck Isometrics (5 reps on each side) , 30 sec static gentle stretch of levator scapulae (3reps) , 30 sec static gentle stretch of trapezius (3reps), 5 min Soft tissue manipulation , 5 min Shoulder shrugging (10reps) , 10 min for PIR

Interventions

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Traditional Physical Therapy

A 2-week physical therapy program will be arranged. Each patient will be given 60 min session , 10 min for neck ROMS (10 reps for each ROM) , 10 min neck Isometrics (5 reps on each side) , 30 sec static gentle stretch of levator scapulae (3reps) , 30 sec static gentle stretch of trapezius (3reps), 5 min Soft tissue manipulation , 5 min Shoulder shrugging (10reps) , 10 min for PIR

Intervention Type OTHER

Post Isometric Relaxation

The exercise will be combined with the baseline treatment 3 sets PIR will be applied per session.The hypertonic muscle is taken to a length just short of pain, or to the point where resistance to movement is first noted. A submaximal (10-20%) contraction of the hypertonic muscle is performed away from the barrier for between 5 and 10 seconds and the therapist applies resistance in the opposite direction. The patient should inhale during this effort. After the isometric contraction, the patient is asked to relax and exhale while doing so. Following this, a gentle stretch is applied to take up the slack till the new barrier. Starting from this new barrier, the procedure is repeated two or three times.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Women of age from 25 to 35years,
* All patients must be in breastfeeding period at least 6 weeks after delivery,
* BMI of women must be less than 30 kg/m²,
* Parity of women must not more than 3 times

Exclusion Criteria

* Patient should not be in Pregnancy phase.
* There should not be Positive neurological examination
* Cervical spine surgery or stenosis patients should not be included
* Metastases patients should not be included.
* Participants should not have aassociated pathology of the upper cervical region or upper limb that may cause overlapping with the clinical finding as referred pain from costotransverse joint, rotator cuff tendonitis, and cervical rib syndrome

Minimum Eligible Age

25 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No