The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy

The Korean Society of Physical Therapy (대한물리치료학회)
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The Effect of Immediate Pain and Cervical ROM of Cervical Pain Patients on Stretching and Manipulation

경추통 환자에 대한 신장운동과 도수치료가 즉각적인 통증과 ROM에 미치는 효과

  • Hyong, In-Hyouk (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Science, Masan University) ;
  • Kim, Hyoung-Su (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Science, Masan University) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Yeol (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Science, Masan University)
  • Received : 2009.06.30
  • Accepted : 2009.10.13
  • Published : 2009.12.25
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Abstract

Purpose: Cervical pain is caused mainly by a static position, lasting work, bad habits and stress, and is accompanied by pain in the upper trapezius. Traditionally, heat and traction, exercise, mobilization, manipulation have been used to treat cervical pain. This study examined the effect of stretching and manipulation (high-velocity low-amplitude: HVLA) on the pain and ROM in women with chronic cervical and upper shoulder pain. Methods: Fifty-two women diagnosed with chronic cervical and upper shoulder pain were enrolled in this study. Among them, 26 patients (experiment group) were managed by passive stretching and manipulation, and another 26 patients (control group) were treated with physical therapy intervention (hat pack: HP, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: TENS, ultra sound: US). Each group made use of a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and the highly reliable (flextion: 0.92, extention: 0.99) cervical range of motion (CROM) to compare the possible changes in pain and ROM in the two groups after treatment. Results: In the experimental group, the pain decreased and the ROM has increased in all directions. In the control group, the pain decreased but the ROM was not changed in all directions. Conclusion: According to the results, passive stretching and manipulation is effective for increasing the ROM and decreasing the level of pain. Moreover, physical therapy intervention (HP, TENS, US) is effective for immediately decreasing the pain but has little effect on the ROM.

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