Motor_Control_Neck_SSED

Luleå Tekniska Universitet

Status: Completed

Conditions: Forward Head Posture; Neck Pain

Treatments: Behavioral: Motor control intervention of head posture

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01806519

LTU_SG_5

Details and patient eligibility

About

Neck pain is a common problem in the western world. There is a group of people suffering from neck pain with a reduced ability to maintain an upright posture showing a forward head position and an altered muscle function.

The aim of the study was to evaluate a motor control intervention for patients with persistent neck pain and a forward head posture.

This pilot study used a Single System Experimental Design (SSED) with an A-B-A-design and multiple baselines.

The tailored motor control intervention addressed the faulty postural alignment and the deep muscles of the cervical spine.

Enrollment: 3 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 20 - 50 years of age with pain originating from the neck for at least three months.
• A visual forward head posture.
• Less than105 points on the Örebro musculoskeletal pain screening questionnaire

Exclusion criteria

• neurological dysfunction.
• former cervical surgery or compression fracture of the spine
• no mental retardation
• no physiotherapy treatment during the last 6 months.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Single Blind