The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
- Volume 16 Issue 4
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- Pages.168-178
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- 2004
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- 1229-0475(pISSN)
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- 2287-156X(eISSN)
The Effect of Active Neck Muscle Training in the Treatment of Chronic Neck Pain
만성 경통 환자의 치료에 있어서 능동적 경부 근육 훈련의 효과
- Oh Duck-Won (Dept. of Physical Therapy, Yongdong Severance Hospital) ;
- Shim Jae-Hun (Dept. of Physical Therapy, Yongdong Severance Hospital) ;
- Lee Gyu-Wan (Dept. of Physical Therapy, Yongdong Severance Hospital) ;
- An Chang-Sik (Dept. of Physical Therapy, Seoul Health College) ;
- Hur Jin-Gang (Dept. of Physical Therapy, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital) ;
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Yang Young-Ae
(Dept. of Occupational Therapy, Inje University)
- 오덕원 (영동세브란스병원 물리치료실) ;
- 심재훈 (영동세브란스병원 물리치료실) ;
- 이규완 (영동세브란스병원 물리치료실) ;
- 안창식 (서울보건대학 물리치료학과) ;
- 허진강 (강동성심병원 물리치료실) ;
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양영애
(인제대학교 작업치료학과)
- Published : 2004.12.01
Abstract
The purposes of this paper were to investigate the effect of active treatment compared with a conservative treatment and to provide the information for physical therapy in patients suffering from chronic neck pain. Forty female subjects who were diagnosed with cervical radiculopathy participated in this study and were divided into the conservative and active treatment groups. The active treatment group consisted of 20 patients who were treated with therapeutic modalities and active neck exercise program during the admission (15 days) and one month after discharge. The conservative treatment group consisted of 20 patients who were not received with active neck exercise program. The assessment tools were made using visual analogue scale(VAS), neck disability index(NDI) and modified Zung depression scale(MZDS). All subjects were measured three times: before the admission, at discharge, and at one month after discharge. Data were compared by groups using independent t-test. VAS, NDI and MZDS scores measured at admission and discharge were not significantly different between the groups. On the assessment performed one month after discharge, VAS and NDI scores were significantly lower for the active treatment group compared with those of the conservative treatment group(p<0.05), but MZDS score was not significantly different between the groups. In the comparison of two treatment methods for chronic neck pain, active treatment was more effective than conservative treatment. The findings of the study indicate that active treatment in chronic neck pain has a positive effect in relieving pain and restoring neck function.