Efficiency of Modified Pilates Exercises in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain
- Conditions
- Neck Pain
- Interventions
- Other: daily life advisesOther: modified pilates exercise
- Registration Number
- NCT03782584
- Lead Sponsor
- Dokuz Eylul University
- Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of modified pilates exercises on neck pain, deep neck flexor muscles edurance, joint position sense and functionality in patients with chronic neck pain.
- Detailed Description
50 individuals with Chronic Neck Pain not working will be included to our study. We will evaluate pain (with visual analog scale), deep neck flexors' endurance (with cranio-cervical flexure test using the pressure stabilizing feedback device), cervical range of motion and cervical proprioception (wit cervical range of motion device). Besides we will conduct a questionnaire (neck disability index) to get further knowledge about their functionality. Participants will be randomly allocated 2 groups consisting of 25 participants and these 2 groups will receive different interventions. Modified Pilates Exercise Group (MPEG) will be involved in a modified pilates exercise training for a total of 6 weeks a day, 2 days a week in the presence of a physiotherapist. The Control Group (KG) will receive daily routine advises to prevent neck pain and they will be asked about to apply these advises and not to make other changes in their life. The evaluations will be repeated and analyzed 2 times, pre-treatment and 6 weeks after treatment , and the effectiveness of the modified pilates exercises will be examined in the chronic neck pain. Our hypothesis is ''Modified pilates exercises have a positive effect on neck pain, range of motion, deep neck flexor muscles, joint position sense and function in patients with chronic neck pain.''
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 49
- Having neck pain more than 3 months
- No physical therapy in last year
- No background with pilates exercises
- Being able to understand Turkish, treatment and evaluations.
- Being able to complete all the evaluations and treatment
- Fracture or surgery background with shoulder, cervical area or other extremities.
- Any systemic musculoskeletal diseases
- Existing chest deformities or scoliosis
- Cervical hernia, neuropathy or whiplash.
- Pregnancy
- Having pain above 7 in VAS
- Any other pain that could prevent people from doing exercises
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Control Group daily life advises they will be given daily life advises to prevent neck pain Modified Pilates Exercise Group modified pilates exercise they will be involved in a modified pilates exercise training for a total of 6 weeks a day, 2 days a week.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain Evaluation 6 weeks This test will be measured by Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score. VAS has 10-centimeter line corresponding to the amount of pain they experienced. "0" means "no pain" and "10" means "pain as bad as possible".
Deep Neck Flexor Endurance 6 weeks Score of cranio-cervical flexion test will be measured by Stabilizer Pressure Biofeedback Unit.
Neck Position Sense 6 weeks Joint position error of 6-direction (flexion, extension, right-left lateral flexion and right-left rotation) will be measured by cervical range of motion device (CROM device).
Neck Disability Index 6 weeks Neck disability index is a survey that has 10 different sections including Pain intensity, personal care, weight lifting, reading, headache, concentration, work, driving, sleeping and resting activitie.
Posture Evaluation 6 weeks Sagital plan photographs of the people will be taken and head and shoulder posture will be evaluated.
Neck Range Of Motion 6 weeks Range of motion will be measured by cervical range of motion device (CROM device)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Izmir University of Economics
🇹🇷İzmir, Turkey