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Effect of Exercise and Manuel Therapy Methods on Pain, Posture, Daily Living in People With Cervical Pathologies

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Musculoskeletal Disorder of the Neck
Interventions
Procedure: Exercise
Procedure: Deep Friction Massage
Procedure: Muscle Energy Technic
Registration Number
NCT03622944
Lead Sponsor
Hacettepe University
Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to determine the effect of exercise and two different manual therapy methods on pain, quality of life and posture in people with neck pain.

Detailed Description

Deep friction massage will use on cervical regions in first group, muscle energy technic will use second group and cervical stabilization exercise will use as an third group. For all groups, pain intensity, Quality of life and posture will assess.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
45
Inclusion Criteria
  • clinical diagnosis of cervical disorder (for example; chronic neck pain, cervical disc herniation)
  • must have pain at least three months.
Exclusion Criteria
  • History of structural scoliosis
  • History of surgery
  • History of metabolic, neurologic and metastatic diseases.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
exerciseExercisePhysiotherapist guided Spinal stabilization exercises were applied.
Deep Friction MassageDeep Friction MassagePainful areas palpated and deep friction massage was applied.
Deep Friction MassageExercisePainful areas palpated and deep friction massage was applied.
Muscle energy technicExercisepost isometric relaxation technics were used as muscle energy technics.
Muscle energy technicMuscle Energy Technicpost isometric relaxation technics were used as muscle energy technics.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
change in pain sensitivitychange from baseline PPT at six weeks

pressure pain threshold (PPT) was measured with digital algometer. Pressure pain threshold which identifies minimum levels increasing mechanical stimulus is gold standard method for measuring pain sensitivity. PPT was measured from cervical vertebrae's spinous process and muscle belly's. Algometer range was set 0 kgF to 12kgF. Higher values represent increased pressure sensation.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
change in functional disabilitychange from baseline functional disability at six weeks

Neck Disability Index (NDI) was used.NDI total scores ranged from 0 (no disability) to 50 (severe disability) which have ten items assessing perceived neck pain during daily living activities such as lifting, reading, driving, sleeping and recreational activities.

change in upper extremity disabilityChange from baseline disability at six weeks .

The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire was used.The questionnaire has 34 item which each item scored 1 to 5 points. All responses summed and averaged.This value is then transformed to a score out of 100 by subtracting one and multiplying by 25. This transformation is done to make the score easier to compare to other measures scaled on a 100 scale. Minimum score is "0" and total score is "100". higher values represent a worse outcome.

change in posturechange from baseline posture at six weeks

Posture was assessed with global postural system. This computer generated system has two cameras and lets three different plane postural assessment. the assessments and postural deviation calculate with computer programme.

change in perceived life qualitychange from baseline life quality at six weeks

perceived quality of life was assessed with nottingham health profile. the questionnaire has 38 questions in 6 subareas, with each question assigned a weighted value; the sum of all weighted values in a given subarea adds up to 100. higher values represent better life quality.

change in Light touch sensationchange from baseline light touch sensation at six weeks

Semmes weinstein monofilaments were used to determine light touch sensation. It has twenty different evaluator size. Evaluator size was started 2.83 point and higher values represent worse outcome. Upper extremity dermatomes were tested.

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