Adding McConnell Taping to Selected Scapular Exercises in Patients of Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain with Scapuladyskinesia
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Adding McConnell Taping to Selected Scapular Exercises in Patients of Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain with Scapuladyskinesia, HAGAR M. ABD ELAZIZ, ENAS FAWZY YOUSSEF and NABIL A. ABDELLAH MOHAMED
Abstract
Background: One of the most prevalent musculoskeletal conditions in middle-aged populations is chronic non-specific neck pain (CNNP),there were many traditional physiotherapy modalities and treatments that contribute to pain and neck disa-bility reduction and improve cervical range of motion and func-tional activities. Adding McConnell taping to scapular exercis-es compared to scapular exercises alone needs to be explored. Aim of Study: To compare between the effectiveness of adding McConnell taping to selected scapular exercises and selected scapular exercises alone on cervical pain and level of disabilities in chronic non-specific neck pain patients with scapuladyskinesia. Material and Methods: Thirty patients from both genders participated in this study. There were randomized into two equal groups: Group A (control group): they performed selected scapular exercises included scapular stabilization exercises as (push-up plus, press-up) and scapular strengthing exercises as (Side-lying external rotation, side-lying forward flexion, prone horizontal abduction with external rotation, prone extension) with stretching exercises of upper trapezius and Levator scap-ula muscles and Group B (experimental group): They received McConnell taping in addition to selected scapular exercises with stretching exercises of upper trapezius and Levator scap-ula muscles as group A. All outcome measures were taken for all patients before and after 6 weeks of treatment application through Visual analogue scale (VAS) for measuring pain inten-sity and the Arabic version of north park neck pain Question-naire (NPQ) for measuring level of disabilities. Results: There was a significant difference in Visual ana-logue scale (VAS) (p<0.001) and the Arabic version of north park neck pain Questionnaire (NPQ) (p<0.001) in both groups in favor group B (experimental group). Conclusion: Six weeks of McConnell taping in addition to selected scapular exercises with stretching exercises of upper trapezius and Levator scapula muscles can significantly decrease pain and improve level of disabilities in patients of chronic non-specific neck pain with scapula dyskinesia.