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Abstract
Background and Purpose:Chronicmechanical neck dysfunction (CMND) is a common problem that affect two thirds of the populations at some point in their life. Positional release technique (PRT) is a manual therapy technique commonly used in the treatment of painful movement restrictions of the cervical spine. The purposeof this study was to investigate the effect PRT onmanagement of patients with CMND. Patients:Thirty patients from both sexes werediagnosed asCMND participated in this study. Their age ranged from 30 - 48 years. Materials and Methods:Pain, cervical range of motion and functional activities were measured pre-treatment and post 6 weeks of the treatment using visual analogue scale (VAS), smart phone clinometer and neck disability index (NDI). Measurements were obtained pre- and post-treatment.Results:There was statistically significant difference between groups (A) and (B) in pain severity after treatment where P value was (0.040). There was no statistically significant difference between groups (A) and (B)after treatment in cervical flexion, extension, right side bending,left side bending, right rotation and left rotation ROM where p value was (0.848), (>0.999), (0.269), (0.156), (0.834) and (0.983) respectively. Concerning to functional disability index, there was no statistically significant difference between groups (A) and (B) after treatment where P value was (0.126). Conclusion:Addition ofPRT to traditional physical therapy program showed to be effective in reducing pain of patients with chronic mechanical neck dysfunction