Effects of cervicothoracic mobility programme on pain, range of motion and function in patients with chronic back pain Authors Amna Naseer Department of Rehabilitation and Allied Health Sciences, Riphah International University, Lahore, Pakistan Syed Shakil Ur Rehman Department of Rehabilitation and Allied Health Sciences, Riphah International University, Lahore, Pakistan Ghulam Fatima Department of Rehabilitation and Allied Health Sciences, Riphah International University, Lahore, Pakistan Mehwish Ikram Department of Rehabilitation and Allied Health Sciences, Riphah International University, Lahore, Pakistan DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.10939 Keywords: Back Pain, Physical therapy modalities, Muscle stretching exercise, Range of motion, Exercise therapy Abstract Objective: To determine the effects of the cervicothoracic mobility programme on pain, range of motion and function in patients with chronic back pain. Method: The randomised controlled trial was conducted from April to November 2022 at the Physiotherapy Department of Syed Medical Complex, Sialkot, Pakistan, and comprised patients of either gender aged 18-50 years who had a minimum of 6 months of chronic back pain with moderate disability. They were randomly allocated to experimental group A and control group B. Group A subjects received cervical and thoracic mobilisation with conventional physical therapy, while group B subjects received conventional physical therapy alone. The treatment duration was 45 minutes per session, with 3 sessions per week for 3 weeks. Numeric Pain Rating Scale, Oswestry Disability Index and a goniometer was used to assess pain, disability and for the range of motion. Data was analysed using SPSS 25. Results: Of the 44 patients, 22(50%) were in each of the 2 groups. Group A had 14(63.6%) females and 8(36.4%) males with overall mean age 36.45±10.80 years, while group B had 16(72.7%) females and 6(27.3%) males with overall mean age 35.77±11.05 years. There was a significant inter-group difference in terms of pain, function and flexion (p<0.05), while the difference was not significant in terms of extension, right and left lateral rotation (p>0.05). Intragroup analysis showed significant improvement in both groups (p<0.05). Conclusion: Cervicothoracic mobilisation was more effective in improving pain, functionality and range of motion in patients with chronic low back pain. Key Words: Back pain, Physical therapy modalities, Muscle stretching exercise, Range of motion, Exercise therapy. Downloads Full Text Article Published 2024-06-28 How to Cite Naseer, A., Shakil Ur Rehman, S., Fatima, G., & Ikram, M. (2024). Effects of cervicothoracic mobility programme on pain, range of motion and function in patients with chronic back pain. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 74(7), 1291–1295. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.10939 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 74 No. 7 (2024): JULY Section RESEARCH ARTICLE License Copyright (c) 2024 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.