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- Clinical Trial NCT05353075
Sub-Occipital MIT With and Without HR Agonist Contraction of Hamstrings in Neck Pain Patients With Hamstring Tightness
Effects of Sub-Occipital Muscle Inhibition Technique With and Without Hold Relax Agonist Contraction of Hamstrings on Pain, Disability and Craniovertebral Angle in Neck Pain Patients With Hamstring Tightness
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Punjab
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Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan, 57000
- Recruiting
- Al-Mahmood Welfare Foundation
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Principal Investigator:
- Sumaiya Naeem, MSPT-OMPT
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
Age 25-40 years Both Genders ( Male and Female) Neck Pain on NPRS ≥5 NDI score ≥14 ( Moderate disability) Active knee extension lag ≥30 and considered as tight hamstrings
Exclusion Criteria:
Acute Low back or Neck pain History of lumbar and cervical herniated disc and spinal stenosis History of cervical spine surgery and Trauma History of vascular disease in head and neck Progressive neurological deficit or Inflammatory condition ( such as peripheral neuropath, rheumatoid arthritis) History of abdominal or pelvic surgery in last 6 months
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Other: Sub Occipital Muscle Inhibition
Subjects in this group will receive only Sub Occipital Muscle Inhibition Technique and heating pad for 10 minutes.
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The therapist sits at the head end of the table, palms beneath the subject's head, pads of his fingertips on the posterior arch of the atlas, which will be palpated by the therapist between the external occipital protuberance and the spinous process of the axis vertebra.
The therapist locates the gap between the occipital condyles and the spinous phase of the C2 vertebra with the middle and ring fingers of both hands the therapist then rests the base of the skull on his or her hands, with toward the therapist.
The pressure will be held at the same level for four minutes until tissue relaxation will be achieved.
The subject will be asked to keep his eyes closed during the SMI technique to prevent eye movements disturbing the Sub occipital muscle tone.
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Experimental: Sub Occipital Inhibition with Hold Relax Agonist Contraction
Subjects in this group will receive Sub Occipital Inhibition and Hold Relax Agonist Contraction of hamstrings.
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The therapist sits at the head end of the table, palms beneath the subject's head, pads of his fingertips on the posterior arch of the atlas, which will be palpated by the therapist between the external occipital protuberance and the spinous process of the axis vertebra.
The therapist locates the gap between the occipital condyles and the spinous phase of the C2 vertebra with the middle and ring fingers of both hands the therapist then rests the base of the skull on his or her hands, with toward the therapist.
The pressure will be held at the same level for four minutes until tissue relaxation will be achieved.
The subject will be asked to keep his eyes closed during the SMI technique to prevent eye movements disturbing the Sub occipital muscle tone.
Therapist will passively flex the lower extremity with knee extended to the end range of Hip Flexion.
Once the end range of motion will attain the patient will apply a 10second isometric force against the therapist manual resistance.
After the isometric contraction of hamstring the patient will ask to perform a concentric contraction of opposing muscle (hip flexors) for 10 seconds.
As the patient performs the concentric contraction the therapist takes up the slack into any ROM that was gained keeping limb into new stretch position for 10-15 seconds and then rest for 5 seconds.
Three repetitions of this technique will be performed on each subject.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)
Time Frame: 2 weeks
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The NPRS is an 11-point numerical scale used to measure average pain experience over 7 days, and ranges from 0 (no pain) to 11 (worst imaginable pain).
NPRS is considered a valid and reliable scale for measures of pain intensity.
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2 weeks
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Bubble Inclinometer for Active Knee Extension test
Time Frame: 2 weeks
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For popliteal angle and cervical range of motion bubble inclinometer will be used in this study. In the Active knee extension test, the subjects knee will be extended with the subject will lying in the supine position and the hip joint flexed to 90°. This test has good validity and reliability (0.75) |
2 weeks
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Neck disability index
Time Frame: 2 weeks
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Urdu version of neck disability index will be used in this study.It consists of ten items related to pain intensity, headache, concentration and different physical activities (lifting, personal care, recreation, work, driving, reading and sleeping) with six possible responses per item.
The score of each item ranges from 0 to 5. The highest total possible score is 50, and this score is converted to a percentage.
Higher scores represent higher levels of disability.
The NDI has been shown to be a valid and reliable questionnaire for patients with neck pain.
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2 weeks
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Image J software for Craniovertebral Angle
Time Frame: 2 weeks
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Craniovertebral angle will be measured by using a camera and Image J analysis software.
For this purpose, patient will sit on a stool or chair in comfortable position, hands should be relaxed on thighs and feet on floor.
A camera will set at I meter distance from patient and perpendicular to the height of patient's shoulder.
The measuring evaluator attached two body markers, one on the tragus of ear and the other on the seventh spinous process.
Patients will be asked to fix their gaze on a mark on the wall directly in front of them.
Once the photograph was obtained, the CVA was used to measure the angle between a line extending from the tragus of the ear to C7 and the horizontal line passing through the C7 spinous process.
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2 weeks
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Jeong ED, Kim CY, Kim SM, Lee SJ, Kim HD. Short-term effects of the suboccipital muscle inhibition technique and cranio-cervical flexion exercise on hamstring flexibility, cranio-vertebral angle, and range of motion of the cervical spine in subjects with neck pain: A randomized controlled trial. J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2018;31(6):1025-1034. doi: 10.3233/BMR-171016.
- Kim BB, Lee JH, Jeong HJ, Cynn HS. Effects of suboccipital release with craniocervical flexion exercise on craniocervical alignment and extrinsic cervical muscle activity in subjects with forward head posture. J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2016 Oct;30:31-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2016.05.007. Epub 2016 May 24.
- Cho SH, Kim SH, Park DJ. The comparison of the immediate effects of application of the suboccipital muscle inhibition and self-myofascial release techniques in the suboccipital region on short hamstring. J Phys Ther Sci. 2015 Jan;27(1):195-7. doi: 10.1589/jpts.27.195. Epub 2015 Jan 9.
- Kwon SH, Chung EJ, Lee J, Kim SW, Lee BH. The Effect of Hamstring Relaxation Program on Headache, Pressure Pain Threshold, and Range of Motion in Patients with Tension Headache: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Sep 27;18(19):10137. doi: 10.3390/ijerph181910137.
- Dhiman NR, Das B, Mohanty C, Singh OP, Gyanpuri V, Raj D. Myofascial release versus other soft tissue release techniques along superficial back line structures for improving flexibility in asymptomatic adults: A systematic review with meta-analysis. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2021 Oct;28:450-457. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2021.06.026. Epub 2021 Jun 16.
- Genebra CVDS, Maciel NM, Bento TPF, Simeao SFAP, Vitta A. Prevalence and factors associated with neck pain: a population-based study. Braz J Phys Ther. 2017 Jul-Aug;21(4):274-280. doi: 10.1016/j.bjpt.2017.05.005. Epub 2017 May 20.
- Onat SS, Polat CS, Bicer S, Sahin Z, Tasoglu O. Effect of Dry Needling Injection and Kinesiotaping on Pain and Quality of Life in Patients with Mechanical Neck Pain. Pain Physician. 2019 Nov;22(6):583-589.
- Jeong ED, Kim CY, Kim NH, Kim HD. Immediate effects of static and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching of hamstring muscles on straight leg raise, craniovertebral angle, and cervical spine range of motion in neck pain patients with hamstring tightness: A prospective randomized controlled trial. J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2022;35(2):429-438. doi: 10.3233/BMR-201840.
- Joshi DG, Balthillaya G, Prabhu A. Effect of remote myofascial release on hamstring flexibility in asymptomatic individuals - A randomized clinical trial. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2018 Jul;22(3):832-837. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2018.01.008. Epub 2018 Feb 17.
- Wilke J, Vogt L, Niederer D, Banzer W. Is remote stretching based on myofascial chains as effective as local exercise? A randomised-controlled trial. J Sports Sci. 2017 Oct;35(20):2021-2027. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2016.1251606. Epub 2016 Nov 7.
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Other Study ID Numbers
- REC/Lhr/22/0133 Sumaiya
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Drug and device information, study documents
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