Comparison of Different Manual Therapy Approaches in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain

Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Neck Pain

Treatments: Other: Mobilization group; Other: Massage group; Other: Connective tissue massage group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05769179

2023/03/03

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study was to compare the effects of different manual therapy approaches on pain, cervical range of motion, balance, functional status and life quality in patients with chronic neck pain.

Full description

Various physiotherapy and rehabilitation methods are applied in the treatment of patients with chronic neck pain. Clinical practice guidelines for individuals with chronic neck pain recommend both manual therapy and exercise therapy among conservative treatments. Manual therapy are methods that can be safely applied to soft tissues and joints. Both manual therapy and exercise applications have been shown to have positive effects on neck pain and function. Some studies in the literature have also shown that manual therapy methods have positive effects on balance. However, no study examining the effects of different manual therapy (classical massage, connective tissue massage, manual joint techniques) approaches applied to individuals with chronic neck pain on pain, cervical range of motion, balance, functional status and quality of life was found in the literature.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• To be between the ages of 18-65.
• To participate in the study voluntarily.
• Having a complaint of neck pain for at least 3 months.

Exclusion criteria

• To have undergone cervical spine surgery
• Having cervical fracture and/or joint subluxation/dislocation
• Severe degenerative arthritis
• Having a neurological disease (Parkinson's disease, poliomyelitis, etc.) or an -inflammatory rheumatic disease (ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, etc.)
• Presence of malignancy
• Having cord compression and signs
• Severe radiculopathy or myelopathy
• Positive vertebrobasilar artery test,
• Pregnancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 3 patient groups

Massage group

Experimental group

Description:

Massage group will be applied classic massage+cervical stabilisation exercises

Treatment:

Other: Massage group

Connective tissue massage group

Experimental group

Description:

Connective tissue group will be applied connective tissue massage+cervical stabilisation exercises

Treatment:

Other: Connective tissue massage group

Mobilization group

Experimental group

Description:

Mobilization group will be applied cervical mobilization techniques+cervical stabilisation exercises

Treatment:

Other: Mobilization group