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| Title |
Effect of post-isometric relaxation versus myofascial release therapy on pain, functional disability, rom and qol in the management of non-specific neck pain: a randomized controlled trial
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| Published in |
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, June 2022
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12891-022-05516-1 |
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| Authors |
Zainab Khalid Khan, Syed Imran Ahmed, Aftab Ahmed Mirza Baig, Waqas Ahmed Farooqui |
| Abstract |
Non-specific neck pain is the most prevailing musculoskeletal disorder which has a large socioeconomic burden worldwide. It is associated with poor posture and neck strain which may lead to pain and restricted mobility. Physical therapists treat such patients through several means. Post isometric relaxation and Myofascial release therapy are used in clinical practice with little evidence to be firmed appropriately. So, this study was conducted to explore the effect of Post-isometric relaxation in comparison to Myofascial release therapy for patients having non-specific neck pain. Sixty patients were randomly allocated to Post isometric group and the Myofascial group. The treatment period was of 2 weeks. All the patients were evaluated using the Visual analogue scale (VAS), Neck disability index (NDI), Universal Goniometer, and WHO BREF Quality of life-100 in the 1st and 6th sessions. Recorded data was entered on SPSS 21. Data were examined using two-way repeated ANOVA to measure the variance of analysis (group x time). Analysis of the baseline characteristics revealed that both groups were homogenous in terms of age and gender i.e. a total of 60 participants were included in this research study 30 in each group. Out of 60 patients, there were 20(33.3%) males and 40(66.7%) females with a mean age of 32.4(5.0) years. Participants in the Post Isometric group demonstrated significant improvements (p < 0.025) in VAS, NDI, Cervical Extension, left side rotation ranges, and QoL (Social Domain) at the 2-week follow-up compared with those in the Myofascial group. In addition, the Myofascial group indicated significantly better improvement in the mean score of CROM (flexion and right and left side bending). The study demonstrated patients with nonspecific neck pain can benefit from the post isometric relaxation with significant improvement in pain, disability, cervical ROM, and Quality of life compared with myofascial release therapy. Clinical Trial registered on clinicaltrial.gov (NCT number) NCT04638062 , 20/11/2020 (prospectively registered). |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 26 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 8% |
| Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 1 | 4% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 4% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 4% |
| Greece | 1 | 4% |
| Nepal | 1 | 4% |
| Australia | 1 | 4% |
| Austria | 1 | 4% |
| Brazil | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 4 | 15% |
| Unknown | 12 | 46% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 19 | 73% |
| Scientists | 4 | 15% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 12% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 132 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 132 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 10% |
| Unspecified | 10 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 4% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 12 | 9% |
| Unknown | 83 | 63% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 9% |
| Unspecified | 10 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 7% |
| Sports and Recreations | 4 | 3% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 10 | 8% |
| Unknown | 84 | 64% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 14. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 07 June 2023.
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#2,526,722
of 25,443,857 outputs
Outputs from BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
#477
of 4,420 outputs
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#54,995
of 444,910 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
#10
of 117 outputs
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