Neck Pain
Conditions
Brief summary
Neck pain is a common medical condition among office workers all over the world. The purpose of this study was to see if physical exercise, such as basic body awareness, neck-specific training exercises, and ergonomic modifications, could help reduce pain, disability, and job stress while also improving quality of life among office workers. Participants will be assigned at random to either an experimental (exercise therapy and ergonomic modification) or a control group (ergonomic modification).
Interventions
Participants were instructed to focus on maintaining good posture, balance, uninterrupted breathing, increased awareness, and decreasing unnecessary muscle tension.
Sponsors
University of Tabuk
Qassim University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
25 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age 25-60 years * Greater than 3 months of chronic NSNP. * Office workers and computer users * The ability to continue working
Exclusion criteria
* A history of severe injury * Previous physical therapy treatments * Joint instability * Frequent migraines * Spasmodic torticollis * Inflammatory rheumatic diseases * Peripheral nerve entrapment * Severe psychiatric illness * Pregnancy * Other conditions that prevent physical loading.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Numerical Pain Rating Scale | Change from baseline pain at 8 weeks | Used to assess pain intensity. It uses the numbers from 0 to 10 and 0 indicates (no pain) through 1-3 (mild pain, slight impairment in daily life activities), 4-6 (moderate pain, substantial impairment in daily life activities), and 7-10 (severe pain, severe impairment in daily life activities). |
| Neck Disability Index | Change from baseline pain at 8 weeks | Patient's self-reported impairment due to neck pain. It is a self-reported tool comprising 10 items. Each item is graded on a 6-point scale ranging from 0 (no disability) to 5 (severe disability). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Health and Safety Executive Management Standards Indicator Tool | Change from baseline pain at 8 weeks | Assessing psychosocial stress in the work area. Thirty-five HSE-MS questions measure seven dimensions, including demands, control, supervisory support , peer support , relationships, role (including a clear understanding of the employee's role in the organization), and changes. A higher score on each dimension (5 points) indicated lower stress. |
| The Short Form Health Survey | Change from baseline pain at 8 weeks | Used to measure the quality of life. |
Countries
Saudi Arabia
Contacts
Primary ContactSattam M Almutairi
Outcome results
None listed