Comparison of Kinesio Taping and Cervical Thrust Manipulation in Neck Pain
Condition: Neck Pain
MeSH terms: Neck Pain
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      To compare the effects of kinesio taping, cervical thrust manipulation and conventional
      therapy on neck pain, functional status and range of motion
    

Detailed description: 
      Neck pain is most prevalent condition affecting globally, which also create threats to the
      individuals. Mechanical neck pain affects mainly two third of population at some time in life
      possibly in middle age, some people may be acute mechanical neck pain while some leading to
      chronic stage. Mechanical neck disorders usually associated with pain, decreased cervical
      mobility, spasm. Often neck pain is mechanical in nature, according to literature mechanical
      neck pain is defined as, that pain originating from cervical spine which may be aggravated
      with cervical motion, prolonged posture, muscular stiffness. Due to widespread occurrence of
      mechanical neck pain mainly in modern society, proper interventional strategies of this
      problem is needed to facilitate that problem. Incidence of neck pain may range from
      10.4-23.3%in one year, while according to previous literature prevalence of neck pain was 0.4
      to 86.8%, with high proportion in office workers, computer users, and females especially 35
      to 55 years. Pain, stiffness, tenderness and restricted mobility is most common symptoms
      associated with neck pain, manual therapy techniques, exercises, mobilization, manipulations,
      kinesio taping are treatment strategies used for this problem may improve neck pain.

      The main purpose of my study is to improve neck pain, discomfort and functional status in
      patients with mechanical neck pain.
    

Intervention name(s): Kinesio taping group; Cervical thrust manipulation group; Conventional therapy group
Intervention type(s): Other; Other; Other
Intervention description(s): Participants in this group will receive treatment through standardised therapeutic kinesio taping along with conventional therapy.
Tape will place over the posterior cervical extensor muscle, from insertion to the origin, with the patient's neck in cervical contralateral side-bending and rotation.
Duration of kinesio tape will be of 48 hours with 50-100% tension.
Participants of this group will also receive conventional therapy which will include:
Hot pack for 10 minutes Stretching exercises of the neck muscles. This protocol is for 6 weeks. The sessions will be given twice a week making it a total of 12 sessions.; Participants of this group will receive treatment via cervical thrust manipulation along with conventional therapy.
For mid cervical spine thrust manipulation, the patient will be in supine lying position,with cervical spine in neutral position.
The therapist will cradle the patients head with the other hand. Gentle ipsilateral cervical side flexion and contralateral rotation will introduce until tension will perceive in target tissues at contact point. A high velocity, low amplitude thrust manipulation, will direct upward and medially in direction of subject's contralateral eye.
Participants of this group will also receive conventional therapy which will include:
Hot pack for 10 minutes Stretching exercises of the neck muscles. This intervention protocol is for 6 weeks. The sessions will be given twice a week making it a total of 12 sessions with 1 month follow up.; Participants of this group will receive only conventional therapy which will include:
Hot pack for 10 minutes Stretching Exercises of neck muscles. For sternocleidomastoid stretching, the subject will ask to sit or stand facing forward, exhale and slowly turn your head to right, by keeping shoulder relaxed and down,inhale and return to the center, then turn to look at your left shoulder, ask to hold this position for 30 seconds and do 3 repetitions.
For Trapezius stretching, patient is seated upright, therapist then passively move right ear to right shoulder.
This study includes interventional protocol of 6 weeks. The session will be given twice a week making it a total of 12 sessions with 1 month follow up.
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary purpose: Treatment
Keywords: Mechanical neck pain; Kinesio taping; Cervical manipulation