Non-specific chronic neck pain. Pain, cervical (neck), chronic, more than 3 months. Discomfort or more intense forms of pain that are localized to the cervical region. This term generally refers to pain in the posterior or lateral regions of the neck.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Control group: The control group will receive convential physical therapy program (CPT). Each treatment session takes 60 minutes. Patients are asked to perform conventional physiothera
Sponsors
University of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 55 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Individuals with nonspecific chronic neck pain with a duration of at least 3 months (either permanent or episodic).The pain should be experienced in the sub-occipital area and/or the upper trapezius muscle. The average pain intensity during 3 weeks prior to testing session should be between 3.5 and 6.5 and pain intensity in the testing day should be less than 6.5. based on the patient's physician's diagnosis, the neck pain should not be associated with any specific lesion or injury, with no symptoms of radicular pain and upper limbs and no pathoanatomic diagnosis. By asking the patient, we make sure that patients do not receive any physical therapy or exercise therapy for the neck during the study. The patient should have passed at least primary school level of education. Included patients should have at least 60 degrees of neck extension without sever symptom exacerbation. In the past 6 months, they have not received physiotherapy for neck pain. Ability to stand upright. The patients know Persian language. The patients did not perform Jaw-Temporal surgery. The patients should not have Severe mental illnesses requiring medication. Not participating regular exercising.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Positive Dix Hallpike test that indicates vestibular system dysfunction. Dissatisfaction with continuing tests. Inability to perform or complete study tests due to exacerbation of symptoms.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sway Velocity. Timepoint: Up to one week before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Force Plate.;Sway Range. Timepoint: Up to one week before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Force Plate.;Relative Proprioceptive Weighting. Timepoint: Up to one week before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Force Plate. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain Intensity. Timepoint: Up to one week before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale.;Disability. Timepoint: Up to one week before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Neck Disability Index.;Fear Avoidance. Timepoint: Up to one week before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia.;Sway Area. Timepoint: Up to one week before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Force Plate.;Sway Path Length. Timepoint: Up to one week before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Force Plate.;Maximum Lyapunov Exponent. Timepoint: Up to one week before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Force Plate. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAmir Hossein Kahlaee
University of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences
Outcome results
None listed