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Physiotherapy for Non-specific Neck Pain in Working Age Persons

NCT06200064 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2024-01-12

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effects of two different physiotherapy methods on non-specific neck pain in working age individuals. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* What is the effect of self stretching exercise on non-specific neck pain, functional disability, range of motion of the cervical spine and hand muscle strength in working age individuals?
* What is the effect of post-isometric relaxation exercise on non-specific neck pain, functional disability, range of motion of the cervical spine and hand muscle strength in working age individuals?
* Is any of the applied interventions (self-stretching or post-isometric relaxation exercise) superior to each other?

Participants will:

* be evaluated by an experienced physiotherapist who will perform the interview and physical examination. Interview includes questions about the age, sex, work profile, pain intensity and duration, and other complaints. Physiotherapy examination includes a range of motion measurement, hand grip muscle strength and functional disability index evaluation.
* Two different interventions will be prescribed to the randomly assigned study participants: post-isometric relaxation and self-stretching. Duration of interventions for both groups is 4 weeks (3 times per week, 12 sessions). Duration of one session - 45 min.

Conditions

  • Neck Pain
  • Non-specific Neck Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Self-stretching exercise group

Static neck muscle self-stretching exercises were performed for 30 min. after the TENS procedure. Every muscle in the neck region (head rotator cuff, neck stair muscles, upper part of the trapezius muscle, scapula levator muscle, semiscapular neck muscle, upper oblique head muscle, girdle head and neck muscles, and deep anterior neck flexor muscles) were stretched 3 times for 30 seconds per muscle group. While performing exercises, the subjects applied resistance with their hands. All exercises were performed without causing pain.

OTHER

Post-isometric relaxation exercise group

The investigators used one of the autogenic inhibition techniques - post-isometric relaxation (PIR), known as the muscle "contraction-relaxation" technique, during which, the subject is lying on his back, he is asked to press his head in the specified direction (50% of the subject's maximum pressure force). to the resistance provided by the therapist. During the press, resistance was provided for 10 seconds and followed by a passive stretch of the muscle in the opposite direction of movement. A total of 5 repetitions are performed for each muscle with a 5-second break. All movements are performed without causing pain of more than moderate intensity.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Lithuanian Sports University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Vilma Dudoniene · Lithuanian Sports University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-10-01
Primary Completion
2023-11-30
Completion
2023-12-15

Countries

  • Lithuania

Study Locations

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