Effects of Neck Stabilization Exercise With Heat Therapies

Hilal Yeşil100 enrolled

Overview

In this study, we aimed to determine the effects of heat therapies and neck stabilization exercises on pain, disability, range of motion, and mood of NP patients.

Chronic non-specific neck pain (NP) has become one of the main causes of disability in the adult population around the world.Several treatment options used like; exercise, manual therapy, electrotherapy, and hot treatments etc. In this study, we aimed to determine the effects of heat therapies and neck stabilization exercises on pain, disability, range of motion, and mood of NP patients.100 patients with NP will be included.Patients will be randomyl assigned to 4 groups and will receive a total of 3 weeks of treatment. Patients' pain levels (visual analogoue scale VAS), quality of life (short form 36), mood (Beck deppression inventory BDI), range of motion, and neck disability index were evaluated prior to treatment, at 6th and at 12th weeks.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Neck Pain

Interventions

neck stabilization exercise (nse)OTHER

neck stabilization exercise (nse)- exercise

NSE + HOT PACK THERAPYOTHER

NSE + HOT PACK THERAPY- exercise plus heat therapy

NSE + infrared therapyOTHER

NSE + infrared therapy- exercise plus heat therapy

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 50 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: Patients with chronic neck pain Exclusion Criteria: * sensory deficit on neck area, servical disc pathologies, neurological deficit, malignity, secondary causes for neck pain, active inflammation, arthritis on the neck area, serious mental health problems, pregnancy, spine surgery, and having received treatment to the cervical region in the last 6 months

Locations (1)

Hilal Yeşil

Merkez, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

change from baseline VAS (visual analog scale) at 6th and 12th week

The patients were asked to make an assesment of their pain level between 0 and 10 scale

Time frame: up to 12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Change from baseline quality of life (short form 36) at 6th and 12th week

The physical and mental health summary scores were the primary components used. Scoring is on a scale of 0 to 100 and a higher score reflects better health-related quality of life.

Time frame: up to 12 weeks

Change from baseline shoulder range of motion (ROM) at 6th and 12th week

The patients' joint range of motion will be measured with a goniometer.

Time frame: up to 12 weeks

Change from baseline Beck depression inventory (BDI) at 6th and 12th week

A total Beck score (0-63) is obtained by giving each question a score of 0-3 in the survey. 17 is considered the threshold value for the degree of depression.

Time frame: up to 12 weeks

Change from baseline neck disability index (NDI) at 6th and 12th week

Patient-completed, condition-specific functional status questionnaire with 10 items including pain, personal care, lifting, reading, headaches, concentration, work, driving, sleeping and recreation. The NDI has sufficient support and usefulness to retain its current status as the most commonly used self-report measure for neck pain

Time frame: up to 12 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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