nonspecific chronic neck pain
Conditions
Interventions
Tuina Team:Three-step manual therapy
Yi Jin Jing Group:Five Postures Yi Jin Jing Training
Combined Group:Manual therapy combined with Five Postures Muscle-Tendon Changing Training.
Sponsors
Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 50 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Meets the Western diagnostic criteria for chronic nonspecific cervical pain; (2) Age =20 and =50 years, gender; (3) Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score =3 and =10; (4) Neck Disability Index (NDI) score =10 and =50; (5) Chronic cervical pain lasting at least 3 months; (6) No history of shoulder or neck surgery; (7) Negative results for cervical traction test, Spurling's test, and Adson's test; (8) Signed written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Specific cervical spine diseases (e.g., cervical radicular pain, spinal cord lesions); (2) History of whiplash injury or head/neck trauma; (3) Pregnancy or breastfeeding; (4) Neck pain radiating to the upper extremities; (5) History of severe trauma or tumors; (6) Having received clinical treatment related to neck pain in the past 3 months; (7) Unable to communicate or write in Chinese; (8) Adverse reaction to massage or Yijinjing; (9) Having received massage or Yijinjing treatment in the past 3 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual Analog Scale; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Neck Disability Index;Anxiety Self-Rating Scale;12-Item Short-Form Health Survey(v1);Surface Electromyography;3D motion capture;The usage of analgesic medication;Muscle status(muscle tension, pressure pain threshold (PPT), and muscle strength); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactCheng Yanbin
Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed