International Journal of Yoga, Physiotherapy and Physical Education

Authors
Dr. Sejal Mishra, Dr. Gauri Afle

Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of positional release technique and muscle energy technique among female hairdressers with neck pain. 50 female hairdressers who had minimum experience of 2 years were randomly selected and were divided in to two groups. Group A received Positional release therapy and Group B received Muscle energy technique. The level of Pain was measured using Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire (NPQ) and Numeric Pain Distress Scale (NRS) respectively pre and post intervention i.e. after 2 weeks intervention. Conventional treatment was given to both the groups. There was significant improvement in both PRT and MET groups. Statistical comparison of the results showed that Group A had greater improvement in pain as compared to Group B. PRT along with conventional treatment appeared to be more effective than MET to reduce neck pain in female hairdressers.