About this trial
This study is conducted to investigate:
1. The efficiency of combination of KT and proprioceptive exercises on neck proprioception in patients with CR. 2. The efficiency of combination of KT and proprioceptive exercises on neck pain, neck function and neuropathic pain in patients with CR.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age from 35-50years (Rafiq et al. 2022).
BMI from 18 to 29.9 kg /m2 (Morsi et al., 2022.
Current continuous or intermittent pain that has persisted for more than 3 months (Persson et al., 1997, Purves et al., 1998).
Paresthesia or numbness along the course of the nerve (Young et al., 2009).
Disqualifiers
History of surgical procedures for pathologies giving rise to neck pain or CTS (Wainner et al., 2003).
Clinical signs or symptoms of medical "red flags" or serious pathology (infection, cancer, and cardiac involvement) (George et al., 2015).
Any systematic disease such as rheumatism and tuberculosis, cervical myelopathy, or multiple sclerosis (Joghataei et al., 2004).
Systemic disease is known to cause generalized peripheral neuropathy as diabetes millitus (Wainner et al., 2003).
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- proprioceptive neck exercises
- Kinesiotaping
Treatment groups
Locations
Sponsors and collaborators
Fadia Ahmed Fawzy
Lead sponsor
Cairo University
Sponsor institution