Comparative effectiveness of transverse oscillatory pressure and cervical traction in the management of cervical radiculopathy: A randomized controlled study
Background: Radiating neck pain is one of the major symptoms of cervical radiculopathy (CR). Objective: This study compared the effects of cervical traction (CT) and transverse oscillatory pressure (TOP) in management of CR. Methods: Seventy-five participants with unilateral radiating neck pain were...
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| description | Background: Radiating neck pain is one of the major symptoms of cervical radiculopathy (CR).
Objective: This study compared the effects of cervical traction (CT) and transverse oscillatory pressure (TOP) in management of CR.
Methods: Seventy-five participants with unilateral radiating neck pain were randomly allocated into three groups, 25 (14 males, 11 females) for CT, 25 (15 males and 10 females) for TOP and 25 (11 males and 14 females) control (Cnt) group. All participants received massage, cryotherapy and active exercises three times in a week for six weeks. CT was administered to CT group, TOP to TOP group while the third group served as control. Pain intensity (PI) and neck functional disability (NFD) were assessed pretreatment, 3rd and 6th week of intervention. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results: There was a significant reduction in PI and NFD between pretreatment and 6th week in all the groups (p<0.05). The effect size of PI (F=7.533, p<0.001) and disability index (F=37.888, p<0.001) in CT group were significantly lower than that of TOP group at 3rd week. PI of TOP was significantly (p<0.05) lower than that of CT and Cnt groups at the 6th week.
Conclusion: TOP reduces the PI and disability of patients with CR faster compared to CT. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e12776a904d14586b67c97a521c77eba2022-12-22T03:53:27ZengWorld Scientific PublishingHong Kong Physiotherapy Journal1013-70251876-441X2018-12-0138214916010.1142/S101370251850013010.1142/S1013702518500130Comparative effectiveness of transverse oscillatory pressure and cervical traction in the management of cervical radiculopathy: A randomized controlled studyAdesola Ojo Ojoawo0Ayodele Damilare Olabode1Department of Medical Rehabilitation, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, NigeriaDepartment of Medical Rehabilitation, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, NigeriaBackground: Radiating neck pain is one of the major symptoms of cervical radiculopathy (CR). Objective: This study compared the effects of cervical traction (CT) and transverse oscillatory pressure (TOP) in management of CR. Methods: Seventy-five participants with unilateral radiating neck pain were randomly allocated into three groups, 25 (14 males, 11 females) for CT, 25 (15 males and 10 females) for TOP and 25 (11 males and 14 females) control (Cnt) group. All participants received massage, cryotherapy and active exercises three times in a week for six weeks. CT was administered to CT group, TOP to TOP group while the third group served as control. Pain intensity (PI) and neck functional disability (NFD) were assessed pretreatment, 3rd and 6th week of intervention. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: There was a significant reduction in PI and NFD between pretreatment and 6th week in all the groups (p<0.05). The effect size of PI (F=7.533, p<0.001) and disability index (F=37.888, p<0.001) in CT group were significantly lower than that of TOP group at 3rd week. PI of TOP was significantly (p<0.05) lower than that of CT and Cnt groups at the 6th week. Conclusion: TOP reduces the PI and disability of patients with CR faster compared to CT.http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/pdf/10.1142/S1013702518500130Cervical tractiontransverse oscillatory pressure (TOP)cryotherapyneck disability indexvisual analogue scale |
| spellingShingle | Adesola Ojo Ojoawo Ayodele Damilare Olabode Comparative effectiveness of transverse oscillatory pressure and cervical traction in the management of cervical radiculopathy: A randomized controlled study Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal Cervical traction transverse oscillatory pressure (TOP) cryotherapy neck disability index visual analogue scale |
| title | Comparative effectiveness of transverse oscillatory pressure and cervical traction in the management of cervical radiculopathy: A randomized controlled study |
| title_full | Comparative effectiveness of transverse oscillatory pressure and cervical traction in the management of cervical radiculopathy: A randomized controlled study |
| title_fullStr | Comparative effectiveness of transverse oscillatory pressure and cervical traction in the management of cervical radiculopathy: A randomized controlled study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparative effectiveness of transverse oscillatory pressure and cervical traction in the management of cervical radiculopathy: A randomized controlled study |
| title_short | Comparative effectiveness of transverse oscillatory pressure and cervical traction in the management of cervical radiculopathy: A randomized controlled study |
| title_sort | comparative effectiveness of transverse oscillatory pressure and cervical traction in the management of cervical radiculopathy a randomized controlled study |
| topic | Cervical traction transverse oscillatory pressure (TOP) cryotherapy neck disability index visual analogue scale |
| url | http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/pdf/10.1142/S1013702518500130 |
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