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This study will be conducted to identify the difference between the effect of of cervicothoracic junction mobilization and autogenic Muscle Energy Technique. on neck pain, cervical range of motion, cervical proprioception and neck disability in mechanical neck pain patients with cervicothoracic junction hypomobility.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Group A:cervicothoracic junction mobilization | Experimental | Group A: patients will receive cervicothoracic junction mobilization and conventional physical therapy program for 3 sessions/week over 4 weeks periods |
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| Group B:autogenic muscle Energy Technique | Experimental | Group B: will receive autogenic muscle Energy Technique and conventional physical therapy program for 3 sessions/week over 4 weeks periods. |
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| Group C:conventional physical therapy | Active Comparator | Group C: will receive conventional physical therapy only in form of: (superficial heat using hot pack for 10 minutes , Isometric Neck Exercises and Dynamic Neck Exercises)) for 3 sessions/week over 4 weeks periods. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| cervicothoracic junction mobilization in form of Maitland mobilization | Other | Group A: will receive cervicothoracic junction mobilization mobilization in form of Maitland mobilization to the C7-T1 level, according to their primary movement restriction (for flexion-extension restriction- central PA glide, for rotation restrictions (unilateral PA glide) for 3 sessions/week over 4 weeks periods. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| change in neck pain | change in neck pain will be measured by Visual analog scale for the 3 groups pre- and post treatment | Evaluation Will be performed prior to the first treatment session; as a baseline measure, and at last treatment session(after 4 weeks) as a post-treatment measure |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| cervical ROM and cervical prorprioception | cervical ROM and cervical prorprioception will be measured by cervical ROM device pre treatment and post treatment | Evaluation Will be performed prior to the first treatment session; as a baseline measure, and at last treatment session(after 4 weeks) as a post-treatment measure |
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Inclusion criteria:
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| FACULTY OF PHYSICAL THERAPY, cairo university | Giza | Egypt |
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| autogenic muscle Energy Technique | Other | the technique will applied to neck muscles that are prone to get short including anterior, middle and posterior Scaleni, Sternocleidomastoid, Levator Scapulae and upper fibers of the Trapezius muscle. The AI MET group will given 3-5 repetitions of post isometric relaxation (PIR) (30-50% isometric contraction of the muscle to be stretched for 7-10 seconds, followed by rest period of 5 seconds and then a stretch of 10-60 seconds hold |
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| conventional physical therapy | Other | conventional physical therapy only in form of: (superficial heat using hot pack for 10 minutes , Isometric Neck Exercises and Dynamic Neck Exercises)) for 3 sessions/week over 4 weeks periods |
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