1MPT Student, Dashmesh College of Physiotherapy, SGT Group of Institutions, Gurgaon
2Principal & Prof., Dashmesh College of Physiotherapy, SGT Group of Institutions, Gurgaon
3Associate Prof., Dashmesh College of Physiotherapy, SGT Group of Institutions, Gurgaon
*Corresponding author: Sheetal Kalra, Associate Prof., Dashmesh College of Physiotherapy, SGT Group of Institutions, Gurgaon, E-mail: mpt_sheetal@yahoo.co.in, Mob.: 9990003410
Online published on 28 September, 2015.
Experimental study design
To our knowledge there are no prospective, randomized studies in the literature investigating the effectiveness of different manual therapy techniques for the treatment of cervical radiculopathy.
To compare the effectiveness of lateral cervical glide and manual traction combined with neural mobilization in the treatment of patients with cervical radiculopathy.
30 subjects were included in the study and randomly divided into two groups with group A receiving cervical lateral glide and group B receiving manual cervical traction combined with neural mobilisation. Readings were taken for Neck Disability Index (NDI) and Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) 2 weeks and 4 weeks after the treatment.
Group B treatment protocol is better than group A in improving the pain, functional disability and cervical range of motion in patients with cervical radiculopathy.
The results of the study indicated that manual cervical traction combined with neural mobilization is better than cervical lateral glide in improving the pain, functional disability and cervical range of motion in patients with cervical radiculopathy
lateral cervical glide, manual traction, neural mobilization, Neck Disability Index and Numeric Pain Rating Scale
