The Effectiveness of Progressive Resisted Exercises and Kinesiotaping of Lower Trapezius in Reducing Pain and Disability in Subjects Presenting with Unilateral Neck Pain: A Comparative Study
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 9
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Study Objective: to compare the effectiveness of progressive resisted exercises and kinesiotaping of lower trapezius in reducing pain and disability in subjects presenting with unilateral neck pain. Design: comparative study. Setting: all the subjects were included from various clinics and hospitals and community in dehradun. Method: a total of 30 subjects were recruited for the study on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria after signing the informed consent form. The subjects were divided into two groups (a= delorme and watkins pre along with met & b= kinesiotaping). Outcome Measures: neck disability index and visual analog scale. Results: result of the study showed that although progressive resistive exercises and kinesiotaping were significantly effective but pre was found to www.jmscr.igmpublication.org Impact Factor 3.79 ISSN (e)-2347-176x Warikoo. D et al JMSCR Volume 2 Issue 9 September 2014 Page 2294 JMSCR Volume||2||Issue||9||Page 2293-2300||September-2014 2014 be more effective than kinesiotaping in reducing pain and disability in patients with unilateral neck pain. Conclusion: the present study demonstrates that both techniques in improving the pain and disability in subjects with unilateral neck pain. However it is concluded that progressive resistive exercises is a better choice of treatment in improving pain and disability in subjects with unilateral neck pain.
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Warikoo. D
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