A Motor Control Intervention of Patients With Forward Head Posture and Persistent Neck Pain - A Single System Experimental Design With 12 Month Follow-up
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Luleå Tekniska Universitet
- Enrollment
- 3
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Head posture
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Neck pain is a common problem in the western world. There is a group of people suffering from neck pain with a reduced ability to maintain an upright posture showing a forward head position and an altered muscle function.
The aim of the study was to evaluate a motor control intervention for patients with persistent neck pain and a forward head posture.
This pilot study used a Single System Experimental Design (SSED) with an A-B-A-design and multiple baselines.
The tailored motor control intervention addressed the faulty postural alignment and the deep muscles of the cervical spine.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Participant)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 20 Years to 50 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •20 - 50 years of age with pain originating from the neck for at least three months.
- •A visual forward head posture.
- •Less than105 points on the Örebro musculoskeletal pain screening questionnaire
Exclusion Criteria
- •neurological dysfunction.
- •former cervical surgery or compression fracture of the spine
- •no mental retardation
- •no physiotherapy treatment during the last 6 months.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Head posture
Time Frame: Effect from baseline to 8 weeks and being maintained to 12 month
The craniovertebral (CV) -angle was used to estimate the cervical curvature and head posture in relation to the thorax being measured with the Head Posture Spinal Curvature Instrument
Muscle function of the deep cervical flexors
Time Frame: Effect from baseline to 8 weeks and being maintained to 12 month
The Cranio-Cervical Flexion Test (C-CFT) was used to assess the tonic holding abilities of the deep cervical muscles by using a Pressure biofeedback unit.
Secondary Outcomes
- Disability(Effect from baseline to 8 weeks and being maintained to 12 month)
- Pain intensity(Effect from baseline to 8 weeks and being maintained to 12 month)
Investigators
Peter Michaelson
Senior lecturer, PhD.
Luleå Tekniska Universitet