Neck Pain
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 20 women with chronic neck pain will receive myofascial release manual therapy at the base of the skull, neck, chest and abdomen for 20 minutes followed by deep inspiratory and exp
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Sponsors
Centro Universitário União das Américas - UNIAMÉRICA
Centro Universitário União das Américas - UNIAMÉRICA
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Aged between 18and 65 years; body mass index (BMI) <30 kg / m², with neck pain for a period equal or greater than 3 months; a Portuguese-Brazilian version of the Neck Disability Index (NDI) score of 5 or higher and a Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) score of 3 or higher at rest or during active neck movement. The participant must be willing to participate in the study and sign the Informed Consent Term.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants are excluded if they had: bone diseases; bone fracture; history of tumor or cancer; cervical whiplash injury; history of neck trauma; previous spine surgery; have undergone physiotherapeutic or medical treatment for neck pain in the last 3 months prior to the study; using analgesic, anti-inflammatory and muscle relaxant medications during the week prior to the study; use of medications that could alter cardiac autonomic activity, such as (propranolol and atropine); systemic diseases; diagnosed fibromyalgia; diagnosed cardiovascular disease; orofacial pain; pregnancy; cervical radiculopathy; smoking; ethyl alcohol; diagnosed respiratory disease; diagnosed neuromuscular disease; and inability to perform the tests and answer the questionnaires.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find a decrease in pain perception, verified by the visual analogue scale, based on the statistical analysis of pre and post-intervention measurements.;It is expected to find an increase in the pressure pain threshold, verified by algometry, based on the statistical analysis of pre and post-intervention measurements.;It is expected to find an increase in the measurements of thoracic expansion, verified by cirtometry, based on the statistical analysis of pre and post-intervention measurements. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| An increase in heart rate variability, verified by the heart monitor, is expected from the statistical analysis of pre and post-intervention measurements. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactDavid Lam
Centro Universitário União das Américas - UNIAMÉRICA
Outcome results
None listed