"Outcome evaluation of physiotherapy & drug management for chronic cervical radiculopathy"

Author:

Ehsan Siddique Mustafa AmimulORCID,Rahman M Mazibar,Islam Md Shofiqul,Islam Md WaliulORCID

Abstract

Background: Cervical radiculopathy (CR) is one of the prevalent causes of neck pain and disability. Physiotherapy and pain medications are the common nonoperative management, and in Physiotherapy, there are many concepts of assessment and management. This study aims to determine the comparative effectiveness of three specialized physiotherapy approaches or only pain medications for managing CR cases. Methods: A prospective, assessor, and participant-blind, four-arm Randomized control trial (RCT) has been conducted on 120 patients with chronic cervical radiculopathy in 4 specialized centers of Dhaka city recruited between July and December 2022. Four groups (n=30) was treated through structural diagnosis and management concept (SDM), regional approaches (RA), McKenzie mechanical diagnosis and therapy (MDT) concept prescribed by advanced practice physiotherapist (APP), or pain medications prescribed by the specialist physician for 4 weeks. Discussion: After 24 sessions every group shows improvement in neck pain, ROM, disability and quality of life. During intermediate analysis (14days), no group shows more significant changes than another. After post changes (24days) the pain severity score differ significantly only between Medication and RA, RA and Medication; mean pain affective interference score differ between Medication and RA, RA and Medication; and pain physical interference between Medication and RA; RA and Medication. Mean score of ROM were significantly different between medication and RA, Medication and SDM; MDT and RA, MDT and SDM; RA and Medication, RA and MDT; SDM and Medication, SDM and MDT. Besides mean score of WHOQOL Brief (physical) were significantly different between Medication and SDM (p=.000); MDT and SDM (p=.000); RA and SDM (p=.045); SDM and Medication (p=.000), SDM and MDT (p=.000), SDM and RA. Overall improvement (mean score changes) found in pain, ROM, disability, QOL among all groups. Trial registered to the Clinical Trial Registry India CTRI/2022/03/040922 on 08/03/2022.

Publisher

MedCrave Group Kft.

Subject

General Earth and Planetary Sciences,Water Science and Technology,Geography, Planning and Development

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