RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06817135

Effect of Scapular Stabilization Exercise on Breastfeeding Women with Non-specific Neck Pain

Sponsor

Saadyya Ahmed Abdalhamed Aladawi

Enrollment

30 participants

Start Date

Jun 1, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Neck Pain

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether scapular stabilization exercises can help breastfeeding women with non-specific neck pain by reducing their neck pain, cervical range of motion, and neck disability index.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 35 Years

Inclusion Criteria6

exclusive breastfeeding mothers with immediate to 6-month-old infants.
The bilateral cradle position is employed by patients when nursing.
Patients had mechanical neck pain.
Patients with a body mass index below 30 kg/m²
Patients have moderate pain intensity, ranging from 3 to 7 on the visual analogue scale
The patients' scores on the Neck Disability Index ranged from 10 to 40 out of 50.

Exclusion Criteria6

Patients had preterm babies or low-birth-weight babies.
pregnant patients
Patients had postpartum complications.
Patients had inflammation, infection, severe degeneration, congenital deformity, and trauma.
Patients had sensory abnormalities or a positive motor reflex.
Patients had cancer, metabolic, or systemic diseases.

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Interventions

OTHERscapular stabilization exercises

Cools exercise using the Thera-Band, including sidelying external rotation, side-lying forward flexion, prone horizontal abduction with external rotation, and prone extension exercises to promote lower trapezius and middle trapezius activity with minimal activation of the upper trapezius part.

OTHERMuscle Energy Technique

Muscle Energy Technique for the 1.sternocleidomastoid 2. levator scapulae 3. upper trapezius 4. pectoralis major Through mild isometric contractions, it uses the intrinsic energy of a muscle to lengthen it and induce relaxation through autogenic inhibition.

OTHERAdvice about the right the breastfeeding ergonomic.

The patients sit with their backs supported with pillows. Don't lean over the infant. Keep the arms supported and feet on the ground.