The Effects of Two Different Home-exercise Programmes on Women Suffering Long Term Neck/Shoulder Muscle Pain

Linköping University (LiU)

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Neck Pain

Treatments: Other: Strength training; Other: Stretching and aerobic exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01876680

LIU-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of specific neck/shoulder muscle exercises on pain, function, biochemistry and psychological factors in women suffering chronic neck/shoulder pain.

Enrollment: 57 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• female
• 20-60
• long term neck/shoulder muscle pain
• willing to exercise

Exclusion criteria

• widespread pain
• pregnancy
• major trauma in medical history
• tendonitis in upper extremities
• neurological causes of the pain
• inflammatory and hormonal disorders

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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57 participants in 2 patient groups

Group 1: Stretching and aerobic exercise

Experimental group

Description:

Group 1 undertook a stretching programme for neck/shoulder muscles three times weekly and performed aerobic exercise för 30 minutes three times weekly.

Treatment:

Other: Stretching and aerobic exercise

Group 2: Strength training

Experimental group

Description:

Group 2 undertook a stretching programme for neck/shoulder muscles three times weekly, performed aerobic exercise three times weekly and performed weight training using dumbbells for the neck/shoulder area and exercises to strengthen core and leg muscles for 45 minutes three times weekly.

Treatment:

Other: Strength training