Interventions For Neck Pain In Relation to Internet Usage

Medipol Health Group

Status: Completed

Conditions: Internet Addiction

Treatments: Behavioral: aerobic exercise; Behavioral: postural exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06009081

E-10840098-772.02-4942

Details and patient eligibility

About

After the rapid increase in the use of the Internet in the world, it has brought some negativities.People with internet addiction describe all the time they spend without internet as worthless and they want to be on the internet with an increasing desire.

Full description

Under all this information, the exercise program and walking programs that are easily added to people's lives in the study; The effects on stress and sleep levels were investigated by reducing neck pain symptoms in people with internet addiction.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 months to 25 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 20 and 25 years old, have internet addiction
• have neck pain complaints for more than three months
• low category according to the International Physical Activity Index.

Exclusion criteria

• Participants who had mobility limitations and neurological problems -had spinal surgery, had a traffic accident in the last three months and were injured by whiplash injury mechanism- visual and hearing impairments,
• refused to participate in the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

postural exercise

Experimental group

Description:

An 8-week home exercise program consisting of neck exercises was applied for group 1. The exercise program was carried out three times a week for eight weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: postural exercise

aerobic exercise

Active Comparator group

Description:

An 8-week walking program was planned for Group 2 using pedometer feedback as a motivational tool.

Treatment:

Behavioral: aerobic exercise