Musculoskeletal Disorders
Conditions
Keywords
neck pain, shoulder pain, resistance training
Brief summary
Resistance training is widely used in training and rehabilitation. During recent years elastic resistance training has become increasingly popular for preventing or relieving neck/shoulder/arm pain among sedentary employees. While most research studies documenting positive effects of such interventions have used training instructors, most training in practice does not use an instructor but rather depends on information from other sources such as the internet. Here the investigators examine - in a outcome assessor blinded randomized controlled trial - the effect of 2 weeks elastic resistance training for the neck/shoulder/arm with personal versus video instruction on technical execution.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALVideo instruction
Participants will receive an elastic resistance tubing, an internet link and a poster with instructions to perform four different elastic resistance exercises Participants are encouraged to perform the exercises daily on weekdays during the next two weeks Link to exercises: http://www.jobogkrop.dk/Ondt-i-muskler-og-led/Ondt-i-nakke-skulder-og-arm/Elastikoevelser-for-nakke-skulder-og-arm
BEHAVIORALPersonal instruction
Participants will receive an elastic resistance tubing, an internet link and a poster with instructions to perform four different elastic resistance exercises Participants are encouraged to perform the exercises daily on weekdays during the next two weeks In addition to the video group, this group will also receive personal instruction during the two weeks. Link to exercises: http://www.jobogkrop.dk/Ondt-i-muskler-og-led/Ondt-i-nakke-skulder-og-arm/Elastikoevelser-for-nakke-skulder-og-arm
Sponsors
Novo Nordisk A/S
National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 67 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* neck or shoulder pain
Exclusion criteria
* blood pressure above 160/100 mmHg * pregnancy * life-threatening disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Technical execution | 2 weeks after randomization | * joint positions will be scored for each individual joint and plane on a 5 point scale according to standard execution according to images * a total score (primary outcome) will be calculated by summing scores from each individual joint position |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed