COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE EFFICACY OF MAITLAND TECHNIQUE (GRADE IV) AND MULLIGAN TECHNIQUE, IN THE TREATMENT OF FROZEN SHOULDER

OBJECTIVES To compare the effectiveness of Maitland technique (Grade IV) and Mulligan technique for the treatment of frozen shoulders. STUDY DESIGN Experimental Study. STUDY SETTINGS & PARTICIPANTS This study has been conducted at Ziauddin Hospital with 50 volunteers who participated in the study that were equally divided into two groups (pre and post treatment groups). Subjects were randomly assigned to each group. INTERVENTIONS Intervention given to Group A was Maitland Technique (Grade IV) and Group B, Mulligan Technique. OUTCOME MEASURES Functional activity of shoulder is measured by using Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) score, Pain is measured by VAS Score, and Range of motion, measured by Goniometer both before and after treatment. RESULTS Both the treatments showed positive results but Mulligan technique was found to be more effective. The total SPADI score was 15.48 before and 11.92 after the Mulligan technique and 15.32 before and 13.16 after the Maitland technique. CONCLUSIONS It is evident that Mulligan technique is more effective for the treatment of frozen shoulder compared to Maitland technique.