The Effects of Mulligan Mobilization Technique in Older Adults With Neck Pain

The Effects of Mulligan Mobilization Technique in Older Adults With Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled, Double-Blind Study

When the literature is examined, there is study investigating the effect of mulligan mobilization technique on older adults with neck pain. This study aims to investigate the effect of mulligan mobilization technique on pain, range of motion, functional level, kinesiophobia, fear of movement, depression and quality of life in older adults with neck pain.

Neck pain is common in older adults. There are a lot of approaches for treatment of neck pain such as soft tıssue mobilizations, electirical stimulations etc. Mulligan proposes mobilization with movement (MWM) technique for various musculoskeletal disorders. But there is no study related MWM for older adults with neck pain. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of mulligan mobilization technique on pain, range of motion (ROM), functional level, kinesiophobia, depression and quality of life (QoL) in older adults with neck pain. The hypothesis of our study is MWM can be effective on ROM, kinesiophobia, depression and QoL in older adults with neck pain.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Ongoing neck pain for at least 3 months,
• Having no neurological, rheumatological or musculoskeletal problems
• Having not taken any analgesic medication for neck pain for the last 3 months.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Neck pain originating from various pathologies
• Presence of cord compression,
• Vertebrobasilar artery insufficiency,
• Severe radiculopathy,
• Osteoporosis or osteopenia (t score>-1),
• Long-term use of anticoagulant or corticosteroid drugs,
• Patients who had received any treatment for their neck pain.