About this trial
the aim of this study is to investigate if there is any difference between INSTRUMENT-ASSISTED SOFT TISSUE MOBILIZATION and Muscle Energy Technique over sternocleidomastoid on Neck pain, Range of motion and Functional disability in patients with Chronic Non-specific Neck Pain
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
The subjects are of both genders, aged between 18-35 years old .
Subjects with Neck pain continued for at least the last 12 weeks .
body mass index (18.5-24.9).
Disqualifiers
Any specific neck pathology as radiculopathy, rheumatoid arthritis, and systemic diseases
Sensory problems at the mid or upper back .
A tendency to hemorrhage or anticoagulation treatment. And nonsteroidal pain medication .
Signs of severe pathology such as malignancy, fractures of the cervical spine, cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy, or vascular syndromes such as vertebrobasilar insufficiency .
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization
- Muscle energy technique