Effects of Stabilization Exercises on Pain and Functional Status in Cervical Radiculopathy

Autor: Huda Hamid, Saima Riaz, Maria Khan, Sana Hafeez, Rehan Ramzan Khan, Sajid Rashid
Rok vydání: 2022
Zdroj: Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences. 16:432-434
DOI: 10.53350/pjmhs22165432
Popis: Objective: The objective of this study was to identify the effects of stabilization exercises on pain and functional status in patients of cervical radiculopathy. Methodology: The study was a Quasi experimental trial and was conducted in outpatient department of Ittefaq Hospital Lahore. The patients (n=44), who met the inclusion criteria were divided into 2 groups. Group A (n=22) was treated with stabilization exercises and conventional physical therapy protocol whereas group B (n=22) was given conventional physical therapy protocol only. Patients were evaluated with DASH score and NPRS for functional assessment and pain respectively at baseline and after 3 weeks of treatment in both groups. Data was analyzed on SPSS 21. Results: Mean age of patients in group A (Experimental group) and group B (Conventional group) were 54.22± 4.96 and 51.95±4.21 respectively. Within the group comparison for NPRS and DASH scores were statistically significant with p values
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