The effectiveness of physiotherapy on patients with dizziness and pain caused by a neck problem

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Dizziness and pain from cervical spine problems; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611000073909
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Newcastle

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-01-19
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

- 18-90 years old
- has dizziness described as imbalance related to neck movements or positions and/or with a stiff and/or painful neck
- has had the symptoms greater than three months

Exclusion Criteria

The participant should be free of any known conditions that would put them at risk of injury:
- a history of inflammatory joint disease
- spinal cord pathology
- cervical spine infection
- bony disease or marked osteoporosis
- marked cervical spine disc protrusion
- cervical spine cancer
- acute nerve root symptoms (severe pain, weakness, pins and needles or numbness in the arm or hand for less than 6 weeks)
- recent fracture/dislocation of the neck (in the last 3 months)
- previous surgery to the upper cervical spine
Participants will also be excluded if they have other compounding factors:
- physiotherapy or similar treatment to the neck in the previous month
- pregnancy
- compensable cases
- inability to speak or read English

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Severity of dizziness (an average level over the<br>previous few days) will be measured with a 10 cm horizontal visual analogue scale (VAS) ranging from 'no dizziness' to 'the worst dizziness imaginable'.[Follow up measurements will be performed at 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months, 1 year and 2 years after treatment is completed.];The Chattecx Balance Machine or posturography will be used to measure and quantify disturbances in balance.[Follow up measurements will be performed at 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months, 1 year and 2 years after treatment is completed.];Disability caused by dizziness will be measured with the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI)[Follow up measurements will be performed at 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months, 1 year and 2 years after treatment is completed.]