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

Egypt30 participantsStarted 2024-06-01

Plain-language 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.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 35 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion criteria

✓. 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 criteria

✕. 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.

What they're measuring

functional neck disability

Timeframe: at beginning of the study and after four weeks of treatment

neck pain intensity

Timeframe: at beginning of the study and after four weeks of treatment

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06817135

SponsorSaadyya Ahmed Abdalhamed Aladawi

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-03-01

Contact for this trial

Saadyya A. Abdalhamed Aladawi, Asst Lect

00201116364807 dr.saadyya@gmail.com

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