Muhammad Samiullah, Usama Ahmad Khan, Naveed Anwer.
Comparison of muscle energy techniques with and without routine physical therapy in mechanical neck pain.
J Riphah Coll Rehab Sci Jan ;10(1):11-5.

Abstract: Background: : Mechanical neck pain is common musculoskeletal condition, which needs medical care and is 4th leading cause of functional limitation among the world, which increases 30% every year. Most of the people may recover from the acute condition of neck pain without medical care due to bad posture. Further examination is required to diagnose that the pain is mechanical or neurogenic and out of the all types of neck, mechanical neck pain is the commonest of the all. Objective: To compare the effects of MET when combined with routine physical therapy in contrast to routine physical therapy alone in reducing mechanical neck pain. Methods: It was a quasi-experimental study done in six months after PT/2018/REC/IRB/060. A sample of 46 Individuals both male and females of aged 30-50 with mechanical neck pain were selected through convenience sampling and was divided into two groups. Group A was treated with routine physical therapy (RPT) including hot pack and Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) whereas group B was treated with Muscle energy technique (METs) combined with routine physical therapy. Data was collected before and after treatment. Total treatment duration was 2 weeks on alternate days (three days a week). Outcome measures were Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Neck Disability Index (NDI) and data was analyzed using SPSS and Mann-Whitney test was used to compare the between group effectiveness. Results: Mean values of VAS for group A (RPT) pre and post treatment were 8.53 and 5.04 whereas pre and post-treatment values for group B (METs) were 8.01 and 1.40 respectively. The mean score of NDI of group A (RPT) before and after treatment was 22.07 and 18.15 respectively whereas pre and post-treatment values for group B (METs) were 24.93 and 12.85 respectively (p<0.05) Conclusion: The study concluded that Muscle energy Technique combined with routine physical therapy is more effective than routine physical therapy alone in terms of decreasing pain, and improving functional status. Keywords: Muscle Energy Techniques, Neck Pain, Visual Analogue Scale

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