Exercise and Life Modification for Text-Neck

Baskent University85 enrolled

Overview

Objectives: The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of exercise and life modification on pain and disability in "text neck". Methods: Eighty-five participants were randomly divided into three groups: Exercise (n=29), Exercise+Life modification (n=28), and Control Group (n = 28). Pain intensity during rest, activity, and at night was evaluated with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and functional assessment was done by using Neck Disability Index at the beginning and at the end of 4 weeks.

Objectives: Smartphones or tablets have made an important place in our lives. However long-term use of technological tools causes postural disorders and neck pain called "text neck". The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of exercise and life modification on pain and disability in "text neck". Methods: Eighty-five participants with "text-neck" were randomly divided into three groups: Exercise (n=29), Exercise+Life modification (n=28), and Control Group (n = 28). First group received a home exercise program treatment for 4 weeks. Second group received life modification suggestions additional to home exercise treatment program. Control group did not receive any treatments. Pain intensity during rest, activity, and at night was evaluated with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and functional assessment was done by using Neck Disability Index at the beginning and at the end of 4 weeks.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Pain Exercise Posture

Interventions

Exercise programOTHER

Life modificationOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 30 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Participants who were aged between 18 and 30, using technological devices as tablets and smartphones for more than 5 hours and having neck pain for more than 3 months were included in our study. Exclusion Criteria: * The exclusion criteria included those: 1. who had any diagnosed pathology for neck region diagnosed by MR or BT, 2. who had any shoulder pathology, 3. with any neck or shoulder surgery, 4. had whiplash syndrome, 5. had fibromyalgia, Myofasial Pain Syndrome or vascular pathology and 6. women who are breastfeeding.

Locations (1)

Baskent University

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Visual Analogue Scale

Pain intensity

Time frame: 4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Neck disability index

Function

Time frame: 4 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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