Clinical trial NCT05202392: Effects of Myofascial Release With Isometric Exercises Versus Scapular Stabilization Exercise on Neck Pain in Text Neck
Official title: Effect of Myofascial Release With Isometric Exercise Versus Myofascial Release With Scapular Stabilization Exercise on Neck Pain in Young Adults With Text Neck Syndrome
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Neck Pain
Keywords: text neck syndrome
pain and disability
isometrics
scapular stabilization
myofascial release
Lead sponsor: Riphah International University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-01-21
Enrollment: 60
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 26
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of myofascial release combined with isometrics and with scapular stabilization on neck pain, disability and ROM in young adults with text neck syndrome

Detailed description: Neck pain NP (pain in cervical region) has been a major issue these days related to the increased use of smartphones. A posture that has been developed by growing use of technology is a posture called the Text Neck, which has become an epidemic to the world. The text neck is a posture in which a person keeps their head down (forward head posture) to look at their device for long periods of time. There are many medications and techniques used in management of neck pain. Myofascial release has been proved to be efficacious for pain in the neck. This study is unique in that it examines the effect of myofascial therapy along with isometric exercises or scapular stabilization exercises on neck pain, disability, movements and daily life activities.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Young adults including both female and male between the ages of 18 to 26 years with neck pain who were using smart phone, tablet or laptop for past six-month duration and above.
* Subjects with average 3 or more than 3 hours mobile usage and who may have 3 out of the 6 possible symptoms for text neck which include pain in neck, upper back and shoulder pain, headache as well as insomnia, tingling and numbness in the hands for more than 6 months and with a complain of pain in neck after use of mobile phones or other gadgets.
* Individuals with NDI score of minimum 30%-48% i.e., moderate disability.
* Individuals with willingness to participate in this study.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Specific causes of neck pain involving problems including neurological involvement such as myelopathy combined with weakness, sensory loss with numbness, cervical spinal stenosis and prolapse.
* Any previous neck or upper limb surgery.
* Any neurological disorders including headache and irradiated pain due to some diagnosed disease with involvement of infection and malignancy
* Cerebrovascular insufficiency, carcinoma or traumatic fractures or any chronic disease of musculoskeletal system such as polyarthritis.
* Individuals with acute pain and inflammation, torticollis, acute osteoarthritis, vertigo, heart disease, pregnancy will be excluded from this research.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Visual Analogue Scale
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: Neck Disability Index
timeFrame: 2 months
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Faisalabad
country: Pakistan
facility: Riphah International University
state: Punjab
Study officials:
affiliation: Riphah International University
name: Muhammad Kashif
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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