Effect of Scapular Stabilization Exercise on Breastfeeding Women with Non-specific Neck Pain
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: scapular stabilization exercises, Muscle Energy Technique, Advice about the right the breastfeeding ergonomic..
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Neck Pain. Basic parameters: 18 years — 35 years · Female.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Egypt
- Next step
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Overview
The purpose of this study is to determine whether scapular stabilization exercises can help breastfeeding women with non-specific neck pain by reducing their neck pain, cervical range of motion, and neck disability index.
Detailed description
The best infant feeding practice is breastfeeding, which has both immediate and long-term advantages for mothers, babies, the environment, the economy, and society as a whole. Mothers who are nursing frequently experience neck pain. Because the scapula and neck are closely related, scapular stabilization is becoming more and more popular for patients with neck pain.
Interventions
- Other scapular stabilization exercises
Cools exercise using the Thera-Band, including sidelying external rotation, side-lying forward flexion, prone horizontal abduction with external rotation, and prone extension exercises to promote lower trapezius and middle trapezius activity with minimal activation of the upper trapezius part. - Other Muscle Energy Technique
Muscle Energy Technique for the 1.sternocleidomastoid 2. levator scapulae 3. upper trapezius 4. pectoralis major Through mild isometric contractions, it uses the intrinsic energy of a muscle to lengthen it and induce relaxation through autogenic inhibition. - Other Advice about the right the breastfeeding ergonomic.
The patients sit with their backs supported with pillows. Don't lean over the infant. Keep the arms supported and feet on the ground.
Primary outcome measures
- functional neck disability [Time frame: at beginning of the study and after four weeks of treatment]
- neck pain intensity [Time frame: at beginning of the study and after four weeks of treatment]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- pressure pain threshold [Time frame: at beginning of the study and after four weeks of treatment]
- cervical range of motion [Time frame: at beginning of the study and after four weeks of treatment]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- exclusive breastfeeding mothers with immediate to 6-month-old infants.
- The bilateral cradle position is employed by patients when nursing.
- Patients had mechanical neck pain.
- Patients with a body mass index below 30 kg/m²
- Patients have moderate pain intensity, ranging from 3 to 7 on the visual analogue scale
- The patients' scores on the Neck Disability Index ranged from 10 to 40 out of 50.
Exclusion criteria
- Patients had preterm babies or low-birth-weight babies.
- pregnant patients
- Patients had postpartum complications.
- Patients had inflammation, infection, severe degeneration, congenital deformity, and trauma.
- Patients had sensory abnormalities or a positive motor reflex.
- Patients had cancer, metabolic, or systemic diseases.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Egypt · 1 center
- Faculty of Physical Therapy/ Cairo University — Giza
Publications
- Abd El-Azeim AS, Mahmoud AG, Mohamed MT, El-Khateeb YS. Impact of adding scapular stabilization to postural correctional exercises on symptomatic forward head posture: a randomized controlled trial. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2022 Oct;58(5):757-766. doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.22.07361-0. Epub 2022 Jun 8. PMID 35673945
- Nitayarak H, Charntaraviroj P. Effects of scapular stabilization exercises on posture and muscle imbalances in women with upper crossed syndrome: A randomized controlled trial. J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2021;34(6):1031-1040. doi: 10.3233/BMR-200088. PMID 34151819
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06817135 · scapular stabilization ex.