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Effect of Therapeutic Exercise on the Activation of the Neck Extensors in People With Chronic Neck Pain

NCT02950909 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 46

Last updated 2021-10-08

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Summary

The primary aim of this study therefore is to investigate the effects on pain and disability of an emphasized exercise program targeting the deep neck extensor semispinalis cervicis and a general exercise program for all neck extensor muscles in patients with chronic neck pain. As a secondary aim , pain intensity (VAS), cervical ROM, pressure pain threshold (PPT), cervical and thoracic posture and self-perceived benefit of treatment (GROC) were measured. The investigators hypothesized that both exercise programs would have similar effects on pain alleviation and pain related disability, but that the emphasized exercise program for the deep semispinalis cervicis would improve its activation more compared to the general exercise program. The results of this study will be relevant for designing effective rehabilitation/training programs for patients with chronic neck pain.

Conditions

  • Neck Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Static exercise for emphasized neck extensors

Emphasized activation of the deep neck extensors was searched for applying a localized resistance with the thumb and index finger at the level of the vertebral arch of C4 while pushing into flexion in a ventral-cranial direction, approximately parallel to the surface of the zygapophyseal joint, asking the patient to resist maximally during 6 seconds in sitting position

PROCEDURE

Dynamic exercise for emphasized neck extensors

The patient was asked to fix his gaze at an object lying between both elbows hoping to in order to emphasize extension in the lower cervical spine and consequently activation of the extensors in this region.

PROCEDURE

Static exercise for general neck extensors

Emphasized activation of all neck extensors was searched for applying the resistance with the therapist's hand or a wall respectively a towel at the occiput in sitting position

PROCEDURE

Dynamic exercise for general neck extensors

. The patient was asked to fix his gaze at an object lying between both hands. Extension consequently occurred in the entire cervical spine.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Moisés Giménez Costa

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Moises Giménez-Costa, Investigator · University of Valencia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-10-31
Primary Completion
2017-06-28
Completion
2017-12-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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