Abdus Samad Khan, Umar Hayat, Rabia Basri, Anashia Aftab.
Effectiveness of Maitland`s Mobilization vs. Mulligan Mobilization in patients with Cervical Radiculopathy (A double blinded randomized clinical trial).
Ophthalmol Update Jan ;15(2):160-3.

Objective: To compare the effectiveness of Maitland`s and Mulligan mobilizations in patients with cervical radicular pain. Introduction: There is an increasing interest in the potential benefits of joint mobilizations along with neuro-dynamic and exercise therapy for curing short term neural pain from cervical region. Different types of joint mobilizations yields better results however comparative effectiveness is uncertain. Our aim was to systemically evaluate the comparative effects of two different types of mobilizations for neural pain and function related to cervical spine. Ethical approval obtained from ethics committee of Fauji Foundation Hospital Peshawar. Material & Methods: Double blinded randomized clinical trial at Fauji Foundation Hospital was studied. Sixty subjects with sub-acute neck pain were included for 2 weeks. Participants were randomly allocated to two groups, control n=30 and experimental n=30. Subjects in the experimental group received Mulligan joint mobilizations and subjects in the control group received Maitland joint mobilizations. Visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain and neck disability index (NDI) for function was main outcome measures. Result: There was positive effect of both types of treatments on all outcome measures. There was significant difference between group A and group B adjusted to baseline values after 2 weeks of treatment according to neural pain (p<0.00) and Oswestry neck Disability Index being (P <0.00) Conclusion: Mulligan mobilization along with neuro-dynamics is more effective as compare to Maitland mobilizations along with neuro-dynamics for short term relief in cervical radiculopathy.

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