EFFECT OF ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE ALONG WITH THERAGUN IN NECK PAIN AMONG BUS DRIVERS-A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL.

Abstract

Background: Neck pain is a 'discomfort, ache, or pain'. Bus drivers adopt the posture of driving that leads them to suffer from neck pain (60%- 69%) of drivers suffer from it. The Alexander Technique is based on poor posture gives rise to a range of health problems. Theragun aims to help alleviate pain and also increase the range of motion. Aim And Objectives: Aim:To determine the Effect of the alexander technique along with the theragun in neck pain patients among bus drivers. Objectives:To nd out the effect of the alexander technique and theragun on neck pain. To compare the experimental group to the control group. Method: The study population consisted of thirty participants who had undergone neck pain. The subjects will randomly be allocated into two groups: An Experimental Group (n-15) and A Control Group (n-15). The participants who will allocate to an experimental group will complete fourty eight sessions of classic PT for 12 weeks (4 sessions per week) Study setting in OPD, Nootan College of Physiotherapy at Sankalchand Patel University. Results: The data was analyzed using SPSS version 22.0. The parametric test is used within the group analysis. Greater statistically signicant improvement was seen in Group-A (p-value is 0.00) as compared to Group-B. Conclusions: Alexander technique along with theragun is more effective in relieving neck pain, improving the posture and quality of life of bus drivers.