Comparison of Mulligan Mannual Therapy Techniques with Kaltenborn Mannual Therapy Techniques in Patients with Nonspecific Neck Pain in Improvement on Neck Disability Index

Nonspecific neck pain (NSNP) the most discomforting pain all over the world mostly include age group of 20-55 because of nature of occupation like office-workers, computer-users, students, tailors, dentists, surgeons, writers even every second person has been becoming a victim of NSNP due to stress, strain and work overload. The purpose of this study was to compare the change on neck disability index (NDI) by comparing Mulligan manual therapy techniques with keltenborn manual therapy technique for the better treatment of NSNP. Qausi experimental study was conducted at Haq orthopedic hospital Lahore, Pakistan.60 subjects of NSNP were selected using purposive sampling and then devidid into two equal groups of 30 participants in each group. Group A was provided with conventional treatment and kalternborn technique while group B was with conventional and Mulligan technique. NDI was measure before and after two week of treatment. In this study the mean age of patients was 34.50 9.78 years with minimum and maximum ages 21 years and 55 years. There was no statistical difference in both treatment group on pre evaluation, p-value greater than 0.05. Using Wilcoxen sign rank test and Mann whitney U test it was analyse that Mulligan and Keltenborn technique gave significant reduction in disability score but Mulligans treatment was more effective, p-value less than 0.001.