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Comparative Study on the Effects of Mulligan Mobilization Technique and Muscle Energy Technique on Pain and Range of Motion in Adhesive Capsulitis

. Sumaira Nawaz, Samra Anwar, Khushboo Humayun, Sufyan Nawaz, Syeda Khadija Kazmi, Umer Ilyas & Huma Akhtar


Abstract

Objective: To compare the effects of mulligan mobilization technique and muscle energy technique on pain and range of motion in adhesive capsulitis

Methods: Randomized clinical trial was conducted on 22 patients of Adhesive Capsulitis. All were randomly allocated to group A and group B, by lottery method. Both were treated for 3 sessions in 3 weeks. NPRS and Shoulder Pain and Disability Index SPADI and Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) were used to measure the treatment effects at baseline and after the 6th week

Results: Statistical result was analyzed by SPSS Statistics. The result regarding the score of NPRS showed that Mean and Standard deviation, Pre-treatment, for group A and group B was 10.95±11.05 respectively, while after treatment these found to be 6.00±16.50. P-value before the treatment was non-significant i.e. 0.968 and P-value after the treatment was significant i.e. 0.00. Quick DASH, Mean and Standard deviation of the group A and B before the treatment was 9.23± 76.50 and after the treatment was 12.06 ±154.50 respectively. Results shows that group A was more significantly effective than group B but there was more variation in Mean and Standard deviation of Mulligan mobilization technique as compared to Post facilitation stretch technique.

Conclusion: The study results concluded that both treatment techniques i.e. Mulligan Mobilization and Muscle Energy Technique was effective and produce significant difference in NPRS and SPADI, DASH score to improve Pain and Range of motion in Adhesive capsulitis. But technique of study group A i.e. mulligan mobilization technique had shown more significant results in treating pain and range of motion as compared to MET treatment technique B in patients of Adhesive capsulitis

Key Words: Adhesive Capsulitis, Frozen Shoulder, Muscle energy technique, Post facilitation-stretch, Mulligan-mobilization.

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