Effect of physical therapies by low-frequency electrical stimulation therapy and far-infrared irradiation to cervical muscles of patients with cervical disorders reporting whole-body indefinite symptoms
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Patients with variable and indefinite symptoms in the whole body, whose etiology or management remains unclarified, often accompany pain or stiffness of cervical muscles.
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000035445
- Lead Sponsor
- Tokyo Neurological Center Matsui Hospital
- Brief Summary
The number of symptoms was significantly decreased by the physical therapies during hospitalization. Almost all of the representative 30 symptoms showed recovery rates of greater than 50% (p<0.001). Notably, symptoms other than those in the neck or shoulder recovered to a greater extent than those in the neck or shoulder.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 2000
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1) Patients who underwent other treatments including surgery, medication, injection, external fixation, or cervical traction. 2) Patients who were diagnosed to be specific diseases in other organs after admission. 3) Patients who were hospitalized for less than 5 days and more than 120 days.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Self-rated records in the medical interview sheets on representative 30 whole-body symptoms at admission and discharge
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The pupil reflex parameters representing parasympathetic nerve function at admission and discharge