Idiopathic neck pain Musculoskeletal Diseases Neck pain
Conditions
Interventions
The experimental group undergo a 3-week rehabilitation program, which is individual for each patient and comprises the following standard treatments for chronic pain of the musculoskeletal system: man
individual exercises with a therapist (weight free, respiratory, fit ball and body posture correction exercises)
physical therapy (sollux lamp)
education on the character of the dysfunction, body posture correction techniques, ergonomics and everyday mouth hygiene.
The rehabilitation was provided five times a week lasting eac
Sponsors
Rzeszów University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patient: 1. Chronic idiopathic neck pain Patient and control: 2. Aged 18 years or above
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patient: 1. Cervical spine injury 3 months prior to the therapy 2. Regular use of painkillers or steroids, without possibility to withdraw it for the whole duration of the therapy 3. Radiographically diagnosed developmental and degenerative abnormalities of the cervical spine as; spinal stenosis, subluxations, spinal disc herniation 4. Orthodontic treatment (braces, aligners); removable dentures Control: 5. Cervical pain 6. Cervical spine and TMJ dysfunction 7. In the process of current orthodontic treatment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measured at baseline and 3 weeks: 1. Pain intensity measured using 10-point visual analogue scale (VAS) 2. Temporomandibular joints functioning measured using the Helkimo clinical dysfunction index (Di) 3. Head posture and range of motion in the cervical spine - measured with measuring tape 4. Cervical Spine and craniofacial muscles bioelectrical activity (sEMG) assessed by surface electromyography | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| There are no secondary outcome measures | — |
Countries
Poland
Outcome results
None listed