Effect of stretching & strengthening of cervical muscles on neck mobility of lower cervical facet syndrome-A single system design Dash Smruti Swagatika1, Karthiga R1 1Assistant Professor, Department of Physiuotherapy, Narayana Hrudayalaya Institute of Physiotherapy, Bangalore Online published on 18 January, 2019. Abstract Objective To examine the effectiveness of stretching and strengthening of cervical muscles on neck mobility of lower cervical facet syndrome. Design A single system design Setting Outpatient clinic. Participant A 65 years old male, surgeon by profession, with neck stiffness (C5 to C7 Facet joint Fusion) and pain on neck extension. Intervention Neck mobility exercises, stretching and strengthening exercises. Main Outcome Measure Neck Disability Index. Results The NDI and NRS scores remarkably indicated that strengthening and stretching of cervical muscles was helpful. Conclusions cervical stretching, strengthening and isometrics of neck helped a lot in relieving the patient of the symptoms and making his quality of life better. Combination physiotherapy showed remarkable improvements as compared to only NSAIDS. Top Keywords Neck pain, Stretching, Strengthening, neck disability index, cervical facet joint syndrome. Top |