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Upper Thoracic Mulligan Mobilization for Mechanical Neck Pain

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September 2025

Upper Thoracic Mulligan Mobilization for Mechanical Neck Pain

Vol: 307| Issue: 9| Number:46| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Effects of upper thoracic Mulligan mobilization on pain, range of motion and function in patients with mechanical neck pain: A randomized placebo-controlled trial.

PLoS One . 2024 Oct 28;19(10):e0311206.

Contributing Authors:
R Cevik OO Pala

Synopsis

Sixty-nine patients with mechanical neck pain were randomized to sham mobilization + physiotherapy (n=23), physiotherapy alone (n=23), or Mulligan RNAGS (upper thoracic) + physiotherapy (n=23). The primary outcome of interest was disability (Neck Disability Index), with pain (VAS) and cervical ROM as secondary outcomes; outcomes were assessed at baseline and immediately after the 11th session over...

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