Effect of Proprioceptive Exercises on Pain and Function in Non-specific Chronic Neck Pain

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Neck Pain

Treatments: Other: Strengthening exercise; Other: proprioceptive exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05092334

REC/Lhr//2043 Noshaba kanwal

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was conducted to see the effect of proprioceptive exercises on pain and function in Non-specific chronic neck pain.

Twenty participants with chronic Non-specific neck pain were enrolled in this study. During the final week of treatment, 14 patients were assessed at the end of the sixth treatment week. Participants were randomized into two groups treatment group and control group. Both groups were treated with conventional treatment which were strengthening exercises. Treatment group was also treated by proprioception exercises. For measurement of pain and disability NPRS and NDI scales were used. Exercise regime distributed in six weeks period one session per week exercise, 10-12 repetitions with 1-minute rest interval, lasted 45 minutes in both groups. pre-treatment and post-treatment measurements were taken.

Enrollment: 14 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with non-specific neck pain>3 months
• Postural neck pain

Exclusion criteria

• Vascular neoplasia
• Fibromyalgia
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Radiculopathy
• Neuropathy
• Tumor
• Cervical fractures
• Vestibular problems
• Congenital disorder of cervical spine

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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14 participants in 2 patient groups

Proprioceptive exercises

Experimental group

Description:

Group A treated with proprioceptive exercises. proprioception exercises included. 1. Head relocation it involve the practice of relocating head back to natural head posture and to predetermined positions in range first with eyes open using feedback from a laser attached to their head and then with closed all active movement of cervical flexion extension lateral flexion and rotations were used. 2. Gaze stability oculomotor exercises commencing with eyes movement with the head stationary, progressing to movement of head with visual fixation on a target. 3. Eye head coordination exercises, commenced with rotation of eyes and head to the same side in both right and left directions. Then progressed with both eyes and head move in opposite direction

Treatment:

Other: proprioceptive exercises

Strengthening exercises

Experimental group

Description:

Group B treated with strengthening exercises which are performed with prone and supine position by placing a towel under head, press towel for 5 seconds with 10-12 repetitions ,one set in a week for six weeks for cervical muscles

Treatment:

Other: Strengthening exercise