Pain, Fear of Movement, Neck Awareness and Upper Extremity Functionality in Chronic Neck Pain

Hasan Kalyoncu University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Neck Pain

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07247214

2025/095

Details and patient eligibility

About

Our study aims to investigate the parameters related to pain catastrophizing, fear of movement, neck awareness and upper extremity functionality in individuals with chronic neck pain - a cross-sectional study.

Full description

Chronic neck pain (CNP) is a common musculoskeletal problem that persists for more than three months and negatively affects an individual's daily activities. Neck pain is a complex condition that occurs through the interaction of many factors. Age, gender, history of neck pain, other musculoskeletal problems, postural weakness, the presence of repetitive trauma, and the individual's social and psychosocial status can all influence the onset and course of neck pain. In addition, chronic neck pain causes impairments in body awareness, affecting the perception of the cervical region, and this triggers the development of fear of movement (kinesiophobia). Kinesiophobia causes the individual to avoid movement due to pain and can also lead to a decrease in upper extremity functionality. While studies examining these variables separately are common in the literature, to our knowledge, there is no study that includes these parameters together. In this context, our study; It aims to investigate the parameters related to pain catastrophizing, fear of movement, neck awareness and upper extremity functionality in individuals with chronic neck pain - a cross-sectional study.

Enrollment: 114 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Individuals who have had neck pain for 3 months or longer
• Those with no neurological findings
• Those who agree to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals with a history of fractures
• Those who have had cervical surgery
• Individuals who provide incomplete data
• Individuals who are inadequately literate in Turkish

Trial design

114 participants in 1 patient group

Chronic neck pain group

Description:

Questionnaires to assess pain catastrophizing, kinesiophobia, neck awareness, and upper extremity functionality were administered to individuals with chronic neck pain.