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Effectiveness of deep cervical fascial manipulation and yoga postures on pain, function, and oculomotor control in patients with mechanical neck pain: study protocol of a pragmatic, parallel-group, randomized, controlled trial.
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Comparative Effects of Oscillatory Mobilizations and Mckenzie Retraction Exercises on Pain, Range of Motion and Disability in Patients With Mechanical Neck Pain
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Who cites it
10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Massage for neck pain.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness and safety of thoracic manipulation in the treatment of neck pain: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine · 2024Pooled it
- The Myofascial Continuum: Anatomical Insights Into Noncardiac Chest Pain.Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.) · 2026Review
- Effectiveness of apophyseal glides with and without thoracic postural correction in mechanical neck pain; a randomized controlled trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Yoga for myofascial pain of masticatory muscles - a development and feasibility study.BDJ open · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Deep Cervical Fascial ManipulationLife (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Exploring the latest advancements in physical therapy techniques for treating cervical spondylosis patients: A narrative review.Biomolecules & biomedicine · 2023Review
- Pilot study assessing the effect of Fascial Manipulation on fascial densifications and associated pain.European journal of translational myology · 2022Article
- The Axial Length of the Eyeball and Bioelectrical Activity of Masticatory and Neck Muscles: A Preliminary Report.Pain research & management · 2022Article
- The Organ of Vision and the Stomatognathic System-Review of Association Studies and Evidence-Based Discussion.Brain sciences · 2021Review
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Abstract
introductionMechanical neck pain (MNP) is a commonly occurring musculoskeletal condition that is usually managed using electrical modalities, joint mobilization techniques, and therapeutic exercises, but has limited evidence of their efficacy. Pathology (densification) of the deep cervical fascia that occurs due to the increased viscosity of hyaluronic acid (HA) may induce neck pain and associated painful symptoms of the upper quarter region. Fascial manipulation (FM) and yoga poses are considered to reduce the thixotropy of the ground substances of the deep fascia and improve muscle function. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of FM and sequential yoga poses (SYP) when compared to the usual care on pain, function, and oculomotor control in MNP.
methodsThis FaCe-Man trial will recruit 160 patients with subacute and chronic mechanical neck pain diagnosed using predefined criteria. Participants will be randomized to either the intervention group or the usual care group, using a random allocation ratio of 1:1. Patients in the intervention group will receive FM (4 sessions in 4 weeks) and SYP (12 weeks) whereas the standard care group will receive cervical mobilization/ thoracic manipulation (4 sessions in 4 weeks) and therapeutic exercises (12 weeks). The primary outcome is the change in the numeric pain rating scale (NPRS). The secondary outcomes include changes in the patient-specific functional scale and oculomotor control, myofascial stiffness, fear-avoidance behavior questionnaire, and elbow extension range of motion during neurodynamics test 1. DISCUSSION: If found effective, FM along with SYP investigated in this trial can be considered as a treatment strategy in the management of mechanical neck pain. Considering the magnitude of the problem, and the pragmatic and patient-centered approach to be followed, it is worth investigating this trial.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov CTRI/2020/01/022934 . Registered on January 24, 2020 with ctri.nic.in. Clinical Trials Registry - India.
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