Efficacy of Pulse Electromagnetic Field Therapy (PEMF) in Patients With Nonspecific Chronic Neck Pain

Summary

This investigation aims to investigate the effectiveness of Pulse Electromagnetic Field Therapy (PEMF) on neck pain, cervical range of motion, pressure pain threshold and quality of life in patients with nonspecific chronic neck pain compared to cervical therapeutic exercises.

Conditions

• Neck Pain
• Musculoskeletal Diseases
• Chronic Neck Pain
• Cervical Disc Disease

Interventions

OTHER

Pulse electromagnetic field therapy

It was applied with an electromagnetic field device (ASA Pmt Quatro Pro, ASA Srl Via A.Volta 9-36057 Italia) at 25 Hz frequency, 30 Gauss, %35 intensity and for 25 minutes. The treatment period was 5 days a week for 3 weeks, in total. It was applied as 15 sessions. Therapeutic Exercise As a therapeutic exercise program (neck stability exercises); active cervical ROM, cervical isometric and progressive (selfexercise with Thera-Band) strengthening muscles; trapezius, scalene, rhomboid, levator scapular, pectoral, suboccipital muscles stretching exercises, scapular stabilization exercises. It was planned to implement a total of 15 sessions 5 days a week for 3 weeks, for approximately 30 minutes. Exercises will be performed by a trained (at least 5 years experienced) physiotherapist, three times a day, in 3 sets, 10 repetitions.

OTHER

Sham pulse electromagnetic field therapy

Sham pulse electromagnetic field therapy was applied five sessions a week for four weeks, for a total of 15 sessions a day, using electromagnetic field device (ASA Pmt Quatro Pro, ASA Srl Via A.Volta 9-36057 Italy) without current flowing through the device. Therapeutic Exercise As a therapeutic exercise program (neck stability exercises); active cervical ROM, cervical isometric and progressive (selfexercise with Thera-Band) strengthening muscles; trapezius, scalene, rhomboid, levator scapular, pectoral, suboccipital muscles stretching exercises, scapular stabilization exercises. It was planned to implement a total of 15 sessions 5 days a week for 3 weeks, for approximately 30 minutes. Exercises will be performed by a trained (at least 5 years experienced) physiotherapist, three times a day, in 3 sets, 10 repetitions.

OTHER

Therapeutic Exercise

Therapeutic Exercise As a therapeutic exercise program (neck stability exercises); active cervical ROM, cervical isometric and progressive (selfexercise with Thera-Band) strengthening muscles; trapezius, scalene, rhomboid, levator scapular, pectoral, suboccipital muscles stretching exercises, scapular stabilization exercises. It was planned to implement a total of 15 sessions 5 days a week for 3 weeks, for approximately 30 minutes. Exercises will be performed by a trained (at least 5 years experienced) physiotherapist, three times a day, in 3 sets, 10 repetitions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

20 Years

Max Age

55 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-08-01

Primary Completion

2023-09-01

Completion

2023-09-01

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations