Open AccessCOMPARING THE EFFECTS OF CERVICAL TRACTION AND CERVICAL MOBILIZATION IN THE TREATMENT OF CERVICOGENIC HEADACHE
Author(s) -
Ali Farhad,
Zainab Abdul Razzaq,
Bibi Sobia,
Saad Saleem,
Fareeda Shaheen
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pakistan journal of rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2311-3863
pISSN - 2309-7833
DOI - 10.36283/pjr.zu.4.2/006
Subject(s) - medicine , neck pain , physical therapy , cervicogenic headache , visual analogue scale , mobilization , psychological intervention , cervical radiculopathy , joint mobilization , traction (geology) , manual therapy , transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation , cervical spine , range of motion , surgery , alternative medicine , archaeology , pathology , geomorphology , psychiatry , geology , history
OBJECTIVESThe purpose of this study is to ferret out the immediate results of traction or mobilization in neck pain patients and to determine which one is more effective.STUDY DESIGNAn Experimental study.STUDY SETTINGS & PARTICIPANTSThe study was conducted in outpatient departments of tertiary care hospitals and clinics having well developed physiotherapy center. The participants include individuals having upper extremity pain and numbness and have three out of four cervical nerve compression test positive.INTERVENTIONSTreatment was given for three days in a week for a consecutive period of two weeks which includes traction and cervical mobilization techniques of Mulligan.OUTCOME MEASURESThe outcome was measure using VAS and Neck Disability index scale. The data was analyzed by using SPSS version 20RESULTSPatients (N=50) were screened out of which 30 were found eligible. The effect of traction and mobilization in the treatment of cervical radiculopathy patient was same. Both the interventions were found to be equally effective in reducing the disability and pain of the patient.CONCLUSIONSThis study has concluded that the effects of traction and mobilization in the treatment of cervical radiculopathy patient were same. Both the interventions were found to be equally effective in reducing the disability and pain of the patient.Keywords: Cervical Spine, Neck Disability Index, NDI, Visual Analog Scale, Natural Apophyseal Glides, NAGS, Sustained Natural Epiphyseal, Manual Traction