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Trial reportBioMed research international2022

Effects of Neurodynamic Mobilization on Health-Related Quality of Life and Cervical Deep Flexors Endurance in Patients of Cervical Radiculopathy: A Randomized Trial.

Shazia Rafiq, Hamayun Zafar, Syed Amir Gillani, Muhammad Sharif Waqas, Sidrah Liaqat, Amna Zia, Yasir Rafiq

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · hybridAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in BioMed research international, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07321119 not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Correlation Between Endurance and Proprioception Function in Cervical Radiculopathy

TypeobservationalSponsorDelta University for Science and TechnologyRan2026 to 2026Enrolled80ConditionsCervical RadiculopathyArmscevical range of motion device
NCT07375823 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Electrical Muscle Stimulation Applied Concurrently With Active Movement and Exercise Therapy in Cervical Radiculopathy: A Randomized Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorEuropean University of LefkeRan2025 to 2026Enrolled50ConditionsCervical Radiculopathy, Cervical Radicular Pain, Neck Pain, NumbnessArmsExercise Therapy, Superimposition of electrical muscle stimulation on active movement
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Rehabilitation strategies following posterior cervical decompression for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a narrative review and framework for clinical practice.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Shazia RafiqPhysiotherapy department Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8589-4140
Hamayun ZafarDepartment of Odontology, Clinical Oral Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Umea University, Umea, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9318-3691
Syed Amir GillaniAllied Health Science, University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2996-0764
Muhammad Sharif WaqasServices Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Sidrah LiaqatPhysiotherapy Department, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2057-3653
Amna ZiaPhysiotherapy Department, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9825-5938
Yasir RafiqPathology Department, Combined Military Hospital, Kohat, Pakistan.
Mayo Hospital · PKUniversity of Lahore · PKCombined Military Hospital · PKJinnah Postgraduate Medical Center · PKServices Hospital · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Cervical radiculopathy is disorder of cervical spinal nerve root affecting large number of population. Previously many studies are conducted to design suitable protocol for management of this disorder, but they lack in quality. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of neural mobilization and cervical isometrics on health-related quality of life and deep flexors endurance in cervical radiculopathy. Methods: A double-blinded randomized clinical trial was conducted at Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan. Eighty-eight patients within the age range of 35-50 years were included in the study after taking their consent. In the experimental group ( Results: Within-group comparison with Friedman test showed a significant difference between pre, mid, and posttreatment scores on craniocervical flexion test and in all domains of SF 36 in both groups. While between-group comparison with Mann-Whitney Conclusion: Neural mobilization combined with cervical isometrics shows significant effects in improving quality of life and deep flexors endurance in patients with cervical radiculopathy than cervical isometrics alone.

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RadiculopathyAdultCervical VertebraeHumansMiddle AgedNeckNeck MusclesNeck PainQuality of LifeTreatment Outcome

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PMID36246968
PMCPMC9556173
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