A STUDY TO COMPARE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SPINAL MOBILIZATION WITH ARM MOVEMENT VERSUS NEURAL TISSUE MOBILIZATION ALONG WITH MUSLE ENERGY TECHNIQUE AMONG CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY PATIENTS

Abstract

Background: Cervical Radiculopathy is a disease of the cervical spine and a space occupying lesion that occurs because of pathological problems with cervical nerve roots. It usually causes the pain in the neck ,radiating to one arm with reduced motor function and reflex changes in the affected nerve root and commonly affect the middle aged to elderly person.

Objective: A study to compare the effectiveness of spinal mobilization with arm movement versus neural tissue mobilization along with muscle energy technique among cervical radiculopathy patients.

Method: Comparative study, 30 patients were selected from Sri Venkateshwara group of institution. They were allocated into two groups, group A(n=15) spinal mobilization with arm movement along with MET, group B (n= 15) neural tissue mobilization with MET given for 3 days per week for 6 weeks, the outcome measures NPRS and goniometric measurement were used.

Result: Data analysis was done by paired ‘t’ test for within the group and unpaired            ‘t’ test for between the group analysis respectively. The statistical analysis shows that the group A had significant improvement than group B. It has been concluded that group A showed reduction in the pain and improvement in ROM than group B.

Conclusion: This study concludes that spinal mobilization with arm movement along with MET for group A shows more significant in reducing the pain and improve ROM among cervical radiculopathy patients than neural tissue mobilization with MET in group B.