Mulligan versus kinesiotape in patients with mechanical neck pain / Hajar Mohammed Edris Mohammed ; Supervised Wadida H. Elsayed , Ghada Ismail Mohamed

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Basic Science

Background: Mechanical neck pain (MNP) is a problem that can be result from various causes but it is usually result from poor or faulty posture, overuse injuries or trauma. Natural apophyseal glides (NAGS) and kinesio tape (KT) are two effective techniques used in treatment of MNP. Purpose of this study: To compare the effect of NAGS technique versus KT on pain intensity level, neck functional disability level and cervical range of motion(ROM) in patients with MNP.Subjects and methods: Thirty subjects with MNP were assigned into three equal groups. Group A received conventional physical therapy (CPT), Group B received CPT in addition to NAGS, and Group C received CPT in addition to KT.Inclusion criteria: Thirty patients of both sexes participated in the study and randomly divided into three equal groups. Their Age ranged from 20-40 years old.All subjects referred from orthopedist with mechanical neck pain. Body mass index ranged from 19 to 29.5 Kg/m2.Pain aggravated by movements and last for at least 3 months. The subjects participated in this study after signing approved consent form. The patients randomly and equally divided in to three equal groups Pain intensity level was measured with numerical pain rating scale (NPRS), neck functional disability level measured with neck disability index (NDI), and cervical ROM measured with myrin goniometer (OB). Assessment was done before and after 4 weeks of treatment. Results: The pain intensity level was significantly decreased in all groups P=0.0001. There were significant decrease in NDI scores in all groups P=0.005. There were significant improve in cervical ROM in all groups. Conclusion: Group B has more percent of improvement than Group C and Group A

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