Effect of spinal mobilization with arm movement in the treatment of cervicobrachial pain syndrome
International Journal of Development Research
Effect of spinal mobilization with arm movement in the treatment of cervicobrachial pain syndrome
Received 12th October, 2017; Received in revised form 26th November, 2017; Accepted 20th December, 2017; Published online 31st January, 2018
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Study Objectives: To Evaluate the effect of Spinal Mobilization with Arm Movement (SMWAM) and compare its effectiveness with conventional therapy in the treatment of Cervicobrachial pain syndrome. Design: Experimental study. Setting: Subjects were taken from different hospitals and physiotherapy clinics in Bengaluru. Methods: Informed consent will be obtained from the subjects. The total duration of the study was for 4 weeks. The treatment session was of 3 days per week for the total 4 weeks. i.e. 12 sessions. Patients referred by the doctor with diagnosis of Cervicobrachial pain syndrome of both sex and who fulfill the inclusion criteria were included in the study. 30 subjects were included in the study and were randomly allocated into two groups with 15 subjects in each group. Group A (Experimental group) includes 15 subjects and was given Hot Packs for 15 minutes with 3 sets of Spinal Mobilization with Arm Movement(1 set contains 7 glides). Group B (Control group) includes 15 subjects and was given Hot Packs for 15 minutes and cervical traction for 10 minutes. The tension of the traction was kept as 1/8th of the body weight of the subject with 20 seconds of hold time and 5 seconds of rest time. Measure: Neck disability index Visual analogue scale, Range of motion. Result: Comparison of V.A.S in group A was strongly significant (P=0.001) and was moderately significant in group B (0.010) with percentage change of 28.45% in group A and 12.06% in group B. Comparison of cervical range of motion in group A was strongly significant when compared to group B. Neck Disability Index scores was strongly significant with P=0.001 in group A when compared to a moderately significant P=0.017 in group B. Conclusion: The results suggest that Spinal Mobilization with Arm Movement results in significantly reducing the pain and disability and enhances the cervical range of motion than conventional therapy in subjects with Cervicobrachial pain syndrome.
