Background: Radiating neck pain is one of the major symptoms of cervical radiculopathy (CR). Objective: This study compared the effects of cervical traction (CT) and transverse oscillatory pressure (TOP) in management of CR. Methods: Seventy-five participants with unilateral radiating neck pain were randomly allocated into three groups, 25 (14 males, 11 females) for CT, 25 (15 males and 10 females) for TOP and 25 (11 males and 14 females) control (Cnt) group. All participants received massage, cryotherapy and active exercises three times in a week for six weeks. CT was administered to CT group, TOP to TOP group while the third group served as control. Pain intensity (PI) and neck functional disability (NFD) were assessed pretreatment, 3rd and 6th week of intervention. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: There was a significant reduction in PI and NFD between pretreatment and 6th week in all the groups ([Formula: see text]). The effect size of PI ([Formula: see text], [Formula: see text]) and disability index ([Formula: see text], [Formula: see text]) in CT group were significantly lower than that of TOP group at 3rd week. PI of TOP was significantly ([Formula: see text]) lower than that of CT and Cnt groups at the 6th week. Conclusion: TOP reduces the PI and disability of patients with CR faster compared to CT.
Background: Severe pain and disability from cervical disorder is second to that of low back pain in musculoskeletal practice. Methods: Forty eight patients who met the inclusion criteria were placed into experimental (n=24) and control (n=24) group randomly. Participants in both groups received massage, cryotherapy and active exercises. Cervical traction was administered to experimental group for 15 minutes, thrice per week for four weeks while the other group served as control. Verbal rating scale (VRS) and Neck Disability Pain Index (NDI) were used as outcome measures. Data were analyzed using descriptive, dependent -t-test and independent-t-test. Results: There was a significant improvement in the pretreatment and post treatment pain intensity (t=10.75, p< 0.001) and neck functional disability (t=2.42, p=0.03) of participants in experimental group. There was a significant difference (t=-3.98, p=0.006) in the post treatment pain intensity between the cervical traction and control group. Conclusion: It could be concluded that application of continuous cervical traction can significantly reduce pain intensity of patients with cervical radiculopathy. AbstractKey words: Cervical traction, cryotherapy, neck disability index, and verbal rating scale.
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