Head of Physical Therapy Department 00 Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
Objective(s): This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of thoracic spine thrust manipulation on patients with mechanical neck pain.
Data Sources: Online research through electronic databases, such as Ovid, Medline, CINHAL, Google Scholar, Cochrane Library, Pedro database, and Pub med was conducted. Citation searches within studies, as well as online tracking of references, were also conducted in this review.
Study Selection: Systematic Review
Data Extraction: Online research through electronic databases, such as Ovid, Medline, CINHAL, Google Scholar, Cochrane Library, Pedro database, and Pub med was conducted. Citation searches within studies, as well as online tracking of references, were also conducted in this review
Data Synthesis: Overview for the main results: Different pain measures: Neck reflex point scale (NPRS), visual analogue scale (VAS) and facial pain scale (FBS) were utilized to assess the efficacy of the treatment with various times of follow-up among the studies. The result has shown a decrease in the pain outcome measures after the thoracic spine thrust manipulation (TSTM) intervention. Additionally, there was a significant improvement in the neck range of motion (ROM) immediately after TSTM and up to 6 months follow-up. Therefore, this result demonstrating the beneficial effect of the TSTM with the patients complain of mechanical neck pain.
Conclusions:
Conclusion: TSTM is recommended with patients who are diagnosed as mechanical neck pain, especially if using of cervical thrust manipulation is contraindicated. However, practitioners should apply this technique with their patients with caution.
Author(s) Disclosures: Sultan Alzubeidi, Pt
Learning Objectives:
Treat the patients with mechanical neck pain with new techinque