The overall objective of this study is to determine the efficacy of a physical therapy intervention based on manual therapy, therapeutic exercise and application of electrotherapy in healthcare workers with non-specific neck pain.
The subjects included in the sample will be evaluated according to the aforementioned parameters by researchers trained and assigned for this purpose. The data collection of the different variables will be performed before and after the completion of the program designed for the study. The physiotherapy intervention for the experimental group will have a duration of 10 sessions, twice a week.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
50
Ten Electrical Stimulation Therapy sessions lasting 30 minutes were carried out. Analgesic currents of the TENS type, placed in the cervical region.
Manual Therapy consistin of soft tissue mobilization and release techniques over the neck and craniocervical regions. Ten sessions.
The exercise therapeutic program consisting of neck movement control and stretching exercise. Ten sessions.
María de los Ángeles Cardero Durán
Badajoz, Spain
Changes in Pain
A visual analog scale (VAS). The scale is represented by a 10-centimeter line at the ends of which there are two adjectives whose ends there are two adjectives, absence of pain (0) and unbearable pain (10). The higher the score, the greater the pain.
Time frame: 5 weeks
Changes Pressure Pain
Pressure Pain with Algometry. To assess the mechanosensitivity of the trigger points , the pain threshold was measured at the pressure. Unit of measure Kg/cm2.
Time frame: 5 weeks
Changes in Disability
Neck Disability Index ( NDI) through which will give us the degree of disability neck pain.The NDI consists of 10 sections, 4 of them are related to subjective symptoms (pain intensity, headache, head, ability to concentrate and quality of sleep) and the other 6 are related to basic activities of daily living (ABVD) (personal care, ability to lift weights, reading, work, driving, leisure activities and free time). Each of the sections presents 6 possible answers, scoring these from 0 to 5 according to the progression of functional disability.
Time frame: 5 weeks
Changes in Range of Motion
Measurement of joint amplitude with goniometry. The Range of Motion (ROM) exploration was performed with the subjects in sitting in order to stabilize the pelvis and the thoracic-lumbar spine. From this position, the degrees of maximum position reached by the subjects in each of the 6 movements of space. Unit of measurement in degrees of articulation.
Time frame: 5 weeks
General Health.
The Physical and Mental Health summary scales-12 (SF-12) contains 12 questions distributed in each of the 8 dimensions. The higher the score, the better the state of health.
Time frame: 5 weeks
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