Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain
Conditions
Interventions
Ballroom Dance Group:Ballroom Dance (as a specific category of DanceSport).The ballroom dance program referenced 4th grade Waltz-partnered silver medal combination (2016 Edition) by Chinese DanceSport
Weeks 5–8 (90 min/session): same intensity for Weeks 5–6
Weeks 7–8: 48–52 bpm music.
Control Group:No organized intervention.
Baduanjin Group:The Baduanjin program followed the 2003 protocol from the Health Qigong Management Center of the General Administration of Sport of China (Health Qigong: Baduanjin, 2003), delivered by
Weeks 7–8: 12-min follow-along practice.
Sponsors
Beijing Sport University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 25 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18 years or older; 2. Experienced neck pain with symptoms including neck stiffness, pain, soreness, and limited range of motion, with a cumulative duration of more than 3 months within the past year; 3. A visual analog scale (VAS) score of >=3.0; 4. Voluntarily signed the informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Specialized training in sports or dance; 2. Specific cervical pathologies (cervical radiculopathy, myelopathy, or vertebral artery–type cervical spondylosis); 3. History of trauma or surgery to the head, neck, or other spinal segments; 4. Severe cardiovascular, hepatic, or renal disease; 5. Other conditions causing neck pain (e.g., frozen shoulder, and tumors); 6. Regular exercise ( >= 3 sessions/week, >= 30 min/session) in the past 3 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| visual analog scale; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Neck Disability Index (NDI);Neck flexor endurance;Neck extensor endurance;Craniovertebral angle (CVA);Shoulder Angle; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactXiaolu Yuan
Nanyang Normal University Beijing Sport University
Outcome results
None listed