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http://dx.doi.org/10.13066/kspm.2022.17.1.63

A Comparison of The Effects of Manual Therapy Plus Stabilization Exercise with Manual Therapy Alone in Patients with Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain  

Lee, Nam-Yong (Joa-gym Personal Training Center)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine / v.17, no.1, 2022 , pp. 63-74 More about this Journal
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study aimed to compare the effects of manual therapy with stabilization exercises to manual therapy alone, on neck pain and body functions in patients with chronic mechanical neck pain. METHODS: Twenty patients with chronic mechanical neck pain were recruited and randomly allocated into two groups. A control group(n = 10) was given the manual therapy alone and an experimental group(n = 10) was given the manual therapy with stabilization exercises. The intervention was carried out 3 days per week for 4 weeks. The cervical resting pain, the most painful motion pain, craniocervical flexor endurance, forward head posture and neck disability index were used to assess participants at baseline and after 4 weeks. RESULTS: A comparison of the parameters before and after the intervention showed that both groups experienced significant improvements in the resting pain, the most painful motion pain, craniocervical flexor endurance, and forward head posture except for the forward head posture in the control group. A comparison of the parameters between the groups did not show a significant difference. CONCLUSION: The results of this study suggest that the combined intervention of manual therapy with stabilization exercise does not seem to be more effective than manual therapy alone for improving neck pain, craniocervical flexor endurance, forward head posture, and the neck disability index in patients with chronic mechanical neck pain.
Keywords
Mechanical neck pain; Manual therapy; Stabilization exercisea;
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