The Use of Gong Mobilization for a Subject with Neck Pain During E-Learning in COVID-19: Case Report

Authors

  • Hamna Afzal Lecturer, University of South Asia, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Junaid Walayat Physiotherapist, Day Care Center, Saddar, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Shanza Tanvir Lecturer, Hajvery University, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Arooma Muzummil Lecturer, University of South Asia, Lahore, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53389/JRCRS.2023110313

Abstract

A 22-year-old university student who presented at a private hospital in Sargodha on October 2020 with complaint of having neck pain. He complained discomfort after using smartphone for a long time, stiffness on head turning and he also felt localized sharp, stabbing sort of pain in lower neck area which is increased by sustained posture. He reported headache after prolong use of gadgets. Objective findings included decreased cervical active range of motion (AROM) and tight upper trapezius and negative distraction, spurling, extension rotation tests and bakody sign. During inspection we suspect forward head posture by visualizing level of ear and acromion process of shoulder. It was evaluated by Craniovertebral angle using image J software. The patient was managed by Gong mobilization in terms of pain, range of motion. The use of Gong mobilization for the treatment of neck discomfort brought on by forward head posture was innovative in this clinical investigation.

Keywords: Neck Pain, Range of Motion



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2023-09-30

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Afzal H, Walayat J, Tanvir S, Muzummil A. The Use of Gong Mobilization for a Subject with Neck Pain During E-Learning in COVID-19: Case Report . J Riphah Coll. Rehabili. sci. [Internet]. 2023Sep.30 [cited 2025Aug.8];11(03). Available from: https://journals.riphah.edu.pk/index.php/jrcrs/article/view/1481

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Vol. 11 No. 03 (2023): JRCRS Volume 11 Issue 3

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Case Reports

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