Neck Pain
Conditions
Keywords
neck pain, text neck, smartphone, ergonomics, posture
Brief summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if smartphone holder works to treat neck pain in adults. It will also learn about the usability of smartphone holders. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does the smartphone holder decrease pain level and improve function in case of neck pain? * How likely will the participants recommend the holder for their friends? Researchers will compare adding the holder to the commonly used exercises for neck pain to a group which will receive the common exercise only. To see if the holder can modify neck pain. Participants will: * Do the exercise with or without using the holder * Visit the clinic 3 times per week for a month for receiving exercise * Keep a diary of their usage for the holder
Interventions
OTHERtheraputic exercises for neck muscles and smartphone holder
strech and strength exercises for neck muscles. and using smartphone holder daily.
OTHERtheraputic exercises for neck muscles
strech and strength exercises for neck muscles.
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* • Subject's age ranges from 18-45 * Having neck discomfort symptoms that were triggered by certain neck positions and by palpating the cervical musculature for at least three months * Smartphones addiction \>6hours per day
Exclusion criteria
* • Pregnancy. * Neck pain associated with whiplash injuries or trauma * medical red flag history (such as tumour, fracture, metabolic diseases, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis) * Neck pain with cervical radiculopathy or neck pain associated with externalized cervical disc herniation. * If the patient had previous surgery in the neck area (irrespective of the reason for the operation)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| neck pain intensity | From enrollment to the end of treatment at 4 weeks | using numeric pain rating scale which compose of 11 points from 0 to 10, while zero indicate no pain and 10 indicates maximum unimaginable pain. |
| pain pressure threshold | From enrollment to the end of treatment at 4 weeks | using algometer |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed