Physical exercise for rehabilitation of neck/shoulder muscle pain: how little is enough?

Completed

• Conditions: Musculoskeletal disorders; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Dorsalgia

• Registration Number: ISRCTN60264809
• Lead Sponsor: The National Research Centre for the Working Environment (Denmark)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-09-18
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 180

Inclusion Criteria

1. Generally healthy workers
2. Aged 25 - 65 years, either sex
3. Palpable tenderness of the neck/shoulder muscles
4. An anamnestic history of neck/shoulder pain for at least 30 days during last year
5. Reported neck/shoulder pain intensity of at least 2 on a scale of 0 - 10

Exclusion Criteria

1. Trauma
2. Pregnancy
3. Life threatening diseases
4. Blood pressure above 160/100 mmHg
5. Other known serious disorders, e.g. fibromyalgia or rheumatoid arthritis

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Subjective pain, measured weekly throughout the 10 week intervention period<br>2. Clinical findings, measured twice; before and after the intervention period<br>3. Muscle strength, measured twice; before and after the intervention period

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Other subjective health complaints, measured twice; before and after the intervention period<br>2. Compliance, measured weekly throughout the 10 week intervention period