Comparison of Ischemic Compression Therapy and Kinesiotaping on Blood Flow, Tissue Stiffness, Pain and Range of Motion in Chronic Neck Pain

pain intensity

Time Frame: 4 weeks

Visual Analogue Scale: Individuals were asked to mark the intensity of neck pain on the scale, defining the visual analog scale as 0 "absence of pain-no pain" and 10 "unbearable-worst pain". The distance between the sign of the individual and the 0 point was measured and recorded

range of motion

Time Frame: 4 weeks

For ROM measurements individuals were asked to sit on a chair with back support with hands on thighs, shoulders free, hips and knees 90 flexed. For neck flexion and extension movements, the inclinometer was placed on the head of the individual in the sagittal plane, and for the right and left lateral flexion movements, the inclinometer was placed in the frontal plane. For neck rotation measurements, the individual was placed in a supine and relaxed position. The inclinometer was placed on the forehead of the head in the transverse plane. For each measurement, the individual was asked to actively perform the movement to be measured, and the average value was recorded for each parameter by repeating it 3 times. Before each measurement, the inclinometer was restarted after it was positioned over the individual's head. Measurements were made with the BASELİNE Digital Inclinometer device

pain threshold

Time Frame: 4 weeks

Individuals were asked to sit in a comfortable position in a chair with back support. Before starting the measurement, a statement was made to the individual that "when the pressure sensation turns into pain, give a stop warning". The measurement was repeated 3 times and the average value was recorded. A 30-second interval was taken between measurements to prevent temporal summation. Measurements were taken over the UT muscle of the dominant extremity with the J-TECH USA Commander Algometer device

Ultrasonographic Measurements

Time Frame: 4 weeks

Ultrasonographic measurements Using a 9L4 MHz (Megahertz) linear transducer (Acuson S2000, Siemens Healthcare, Erlangen, Germany) with sufficient amount of gel, the upper fibers of the dominant tar trapezius muscle were aligned longitudinally to the muscle fibers inside the transducer UT muscle with a dorsal approach at the mid-clavicular line level. The thickness of the UT muscle, B mode, peak systolic velocity (PV-cm/s) data from the transverse cervical artery, color Doppler ultrasound (RDUS) and the UT muscle fibers of the muscle again in quantitative ARFI mode (Virtual Touch Quantification®, VTq) for tissue stiffness assessment. Mean VTq values were calculated by taking VTq (m/sec) measurements 10 times.