Eccentric Exercise in Patients With Non-Specific Neck Pain

Istinye University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Neck Pain

Treatments

Other: Eccentric Exercises

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05826730

2021 / 16

Details and patient eligibility

About

Neck pain is one of the most frequently investigated and common musculoskeletal disorders that cause disability in the community.If neck pain is due to multifactorial etiology, it is defined as non-specific neck pain.Eccentric exercises are used to increase muscle strength and muscle mass.

Non-specific neck pain affects negatively and often leads to severe disability. Various rehabilitation techniques are available to reduce pain and disability and increase functional level.

This study aimed to compare the pain and functional status of eccentric exercise training and home program exercise groups of people with non-specific neck pain.

Full description

It is known that exercise treatments are useful in strengthening neck muscles and controlling postural disorders in patients with neck pain, which is currently accepted. Eccentric exercises are used to increase muscle strength and muscle mass.

Home exercise and eccentric exercise training groups were included in a total of 24 sessions (8 weeks*3 days); home exercise program was applied to the individuals in the control group. Visual Analog Scale, Mc Gill Melzack Pain Assessment, Neck Disability Index, hand grip strength, and skin resistance assessments.

Enrollment

38 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 50 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

diagnosed with Non-Specific neck pain by a physician
Having a complaint of non-specific neck pain for at least 3 months
Neck pain severity >40mm according to VAS
Voluntary participation of the individual in the study

Exclusion criteria

Radiculopathy and structural defect in the cervical region,
Surgical history on the cervical region,
Inflammatory disease,
Severe psychological illness,
Presence of infection in bone and soft tissue in the cervical spine,
Malignancy,
Advanced osteoporosis,
Having upper extremity pathologies,
Having a neurological disease that will prevent treatment
Having previously undergone cervical region and spine surgery
To be included in the physiotherapy program from the neck and back region in the last 6 months,
In case of administration of drugs such as NSAIDs, opioids in the last 24 hours