Cervical Stabilization Exercises Improved Pain, Disability, and Physical Impairments in University Violinists With Nonspecific Neck Pain
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 24
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Changes in self-reported neck pain: Numeric Rating Scale
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of a 6-week cervical stabilization exercise program in university violin players with chronic nonspecific neck pain.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 25 Years(Adult)
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •duration of playing the instrument longer than 5 years
- •practicing the violin more than 5 hours/week
- •constant neck pain for more than 3 months or at least 2 pain episodes in the last 3 months
排除标准
- •previous surgery in the neck and shoulder regions
- •current participation in a structured exercises program
- •current treatment for neck and shoulder pain
- •red flags suggesting of cancer, infection, vascular insufficiency, and etc. during history taking
- •neurological symptoms of the upper extremities during screening tests (e.g. Spurling test and upper limb tension tests)
研究组 & 干预措施
Treatment
Exercise
干预措施: Cervical stabilization exercise (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Changes in self-reported neck pain: Numeric Rating Scale
时间窗: Pre-test 1 (week 0), Pre-test 2 (week 4) and Post-test (week 10)
Measured by the Numeric Rating Scale (min 0-max 10, better outcome 0 worst outcome 10)
Changes in neck disability
时间窗: Pre-test 1 (week 0), Pre-test 2 (week 4) and Post-test (week 10)
Measured by the Neck Disability Index (10-item questionnaire, each item scored from 0 to 5, result expressed as percentage, better outcome 0 worst outcome 100%)
次要结局
- Changes in deep neck flexors function(Pre-test 1 (week 0), Pre-test 2 (week 4) and Post-test (week 10))
- Changes in cervical muscle endurance(Pre-test 1 (week 0), Pre-test 2 (week 4) and Post-test (week 10))
- Changes in cervical joint position sense(Pre-test 1 (week 0), Pre-test 2 (week 4) and Post-test (week 10))
- Changes in upper body posture(Pre-test 1 (week 0), Pre-test 2 (week 4) and Post-test (week 10))
研究者
YI-JU TSAI
Associate Professor
National Cheng Kung University
