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  • the effect of Cervical Traction combined with conventional therapy on grip strength on patients with Cervical radiculopathy
    Clinical Rehabilitation, 2004
    Co-Authors: Mohammad Taghi Joghataei, Amir Massoud Arab, Hossein Khaksar
    Abstract:

    Objective: To determine if combining intermittent Cervical Traction with conventional physical therapy methods is more effective than using conventional approaches alone in the improvement of the grip strength and treatment of the patients with unilateral Cervical 7 (C7) radiculopathy.Design: Randomized controlled trial (RCT).Setting: An outpatient physical therapy clinic, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Iran.Patients: A sample of convenience of 30 patients with unilateral C7 radiculopathy participated in this study. Patients were assigned randomly to a control (N=15, mean age=46.939 ±5.32) and an experimental group (N=15, mean age=47.53 ±5.6).Interventions: Electrotherapyu/exercise treatment for control group and combined Cervical Traction and electrotherapyu/exercise for experimental group. Ten physical therapy sessions, three times a week for each group.Main outcome measures: Grip strength as an appropriate objective parameter was measured before treatment and after 5 and 10 tr...

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  • the effect of Cervical Traction combined with conventional therapy on grip strength on patients with Cervical radiculopathy
    Clinical Rehabilitation, 2004
    Co-Authors: Mohammad Taghi Joghataei, Amir Massoud Arab, Hossein Khaksar
    Abstract:

    Objective: To determine if combining intermittent Cervical Traction with conventional physical therapy methods is more effective than using conventional approaches alone in the improvement of the grip strength and treatment of the patients with unilateral Cervical 7 (C7) radiculopathy.Design: Randomized controlled trial (RCT).Setting: An outpatient physical therapy clinic, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Iran.Patients: A sample of convenience of 30 patients with unilateral C7 radiculopathy participated in this study. Patients were assigned randomly to a control (N=15, mean age=46.939 ±5.32) and an experimental group (N=15, mean age=47.53 ±5.6).Interventions: Electrotherapyu/exercise treatment for control group and combined Cervical Traction and electrotherapyu/exercise for experimental group. Ten physical therapy sessions, three times a week for each group.Main outcome measures: Grip strength as an appropriate objective parameter was measured before treatment and after 5 and 10 tr...