Lecturer, Mother Theresa Post- graduate and Research Institute of Health Sciences, Puducherry, India
Online published on 23 May, 2014.
To evaluate the beneficial effect of muscle energy technique over conventional neck exercises in secondary school teachers with non-specific neck pain.
A pre-test and post-test experimental design.
Secondary schools in and around union territory of Puducherry region
Teachers (N= 270, 111 Males, 159 Females), with non-specific neck pain.
One group received conventional neck exercises (CNE). The other received Post isometric relaxation with and without stretch approach of Muscle Energy Technique (MET), 4 sessions a week for 12 weeks.
Pain assessment by Neck Pain Questionnaire, and Disability evaluation by Neck Disability Index before and after 12 weeks of treatment.
270 participants (135 CNE group participants, and 135 Muscle Energy Technique group participants) completed the 12 week follow up. There was a significant statistical reduction of neck pain on comparison between the pre-test and post-test values of conventional neck exercises (CNE) group (P = 0.000) and a significant statistical reduction of neck pain between the pre-test and posttest values (P = 0.000) of Muscle Energy Technique (MET) group. There was a statistical significant reduction of disability on comparison between the pre-test and post-test values of disability in conventional neck exercises (CNE) group (P=0.000) and Muscle Energy Technique (MET) group (P=0.000). Significant difference (P = 0.000) exists between the CNE group and MET group in pain and also significant difference (P = 0.000) exists between the CNE group and MET group in disability.
Post isometric relaxation with and without stretch approach of Muscle energy technique can reduce the pain and disability in secondary school teachers with non-specific neck pain
Muscle Energy Techniques, Neck Pain, Neck Disability, Correlation
