The effectiveness of neuroscience-based pain education, myofascial induction technique, and home exercise programs will be compared in patients with chronic neck pain.
The study aims to present the immediate and long-term effects of Neuroscience-based Pain Education (NPE) and Myofascial Induction Therapy (MIT). It will evaluate parameters such as pain, quality of life, pain catastrophizing, and neck disability after treatment completion and at the 6-month follow-up. The investigators aim to illuminate future studies concerning neuroscience-based pain education, which has gained prominence in recent years and continues to increase in importance annually. The participants will be randomly assigned to one of three groups: 1 Group: Neuroscience-Based Pain Education Combined with Home Exercise Program Participants in this group will receive Neuroscience-Based Pain Education (NPE) treatment in addition to the home exercise program. Training sessions will be organized as one-on-one conversation sessions focusing on the neurophysiology of pain, and participants will be reinforced through PowerPoint presentations and visual aids such as pictures, templates, and metaphors. Group: Myofascial Induction Techniques Combined with Home Exercise Program In addition to the home exercise program, Myofascial Induction Techniques (MIT) group participants will have MIT applied to the cervical and upper thoracic regions. Group: Home Exercise Program After undergoing general training, participants in this group will be taught an exercise program. The program will include neck muscle stretching, strengthening, and posture exercises.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
60
Neuroscience-Based Pain Education and Home Exercises will be applied.
Myofascial Induction Techniques and Home Exercises will be applied.
Home Exercises wiil be applied
Türkoğlu Dr. Kemal Beyazıt State Hospital
Kahramanmaraş, Turkey (Türkiye)
Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire
A short form of the McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) used in pain assessment consists of four sections. In the first section, participants are asked to mark the location of pain on a body diagram. In the second section, participants are asked to select the word that best describes their pain from twenty subgroups. The third section investigates the relationship of pain over time, while the fourth and final section requires participants to indicate the intensity of pain on a scale of 1 to 5 and provide written responses to six questions. The questionnaire is scored from 0 to 112. The higher the pain score, the greater the pain.
Time frame: Baseline,8 weeks, 6 months
Algometric Digital Measurement
It is a digital device used to evaluate trigger point sensitivity.
Time frame: Baseline,8 weeks, 6 months
Central Sensitization Inventory
The scale, which can be applied in chronic pain, is used in central sensitization syndromes. It consists of two parts. Section A questions health-related symptoms, and part B questions whether any central sensitization syndromes have been diagnosed before.
Time frame: Baseline,8 weeks, 6 months
Head Posture Evaluation
Forward head posture is measured with a goniometer, which measures the angle between the horizontal plane and the seventh cervical vertebra and ear line.
Time frame: Baseline,8 weeks, 6 months
Neck Disability Index
The scale consists of ten headings in total. It includes neck pain intensity, personal care, lifting, reading, headaches, concentration, driving, sleep, and leisure activities.
Time frame: Baseline,8 weeks, 6 months
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
This survey contains 24 questions about sleep status, both during the day and at night. Nineteen of these are to be answered personally, and five are to be answered by a spouse or roommate.
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Time frame: Baseline,8 weeks, 6 months
36-Item Short Form Health Survey Questionnaire
36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) questionnaire consists of eight subscales: physical functioning, social functioning, role limitations due to physical problems, pain, vitality, mental health, and general health perception. Each subscale is scored from 0 to 100, and the scores from these subscales are not summed. A high score indicates good health status.
Time frame: Baseline,8 weeks, 6 months
Pain Catastrophizing Scale
The Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) is a 13-item self-report measure of catastrophizing in the context of actual or anticipated pain. The PCS measures catastrophizing as a multidimensional construct with three subscales: rumination, magnification, and helplessness. Rumination focuses on thoughts related to pain, helplessness reflects feelings of helplessness in coping with a painful situation, and magnification is a general view of the threat of pain. High PCS scores are associated with greater pain and more functional impairment. A total score above 30 represents clinically significant levels of pain catastrophizing.
Time frame: Baseline,8 weeks, 6 months