Efficacy of Spinal Mobilization with Arm movements (SMWAMs) in Mechanical Neck pain patients: Case-Controlled Trial.

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasmita Chaudhery ◽  
Ajit Dabholkar
Keyword(s):  
Neck Pain ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Arm Movements ◽  
Pain Patients

scholarly journals Shi’s Daoyin Therapy for Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Huihao Wang ◽  
Enyu Jiang ◽  
Kuan Wang ◽  
Zhen Deng ◽  
Hongsheng Zhan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neck Pain ◽  
Pain Intensity ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Isometric Force ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Neck Disability Index ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Pain Patients

Objective. To compare the immediate and short term effectiveness of Shi’s Daoyin therapy (DT) rather than the Melbourne Protocol (MP) in terms of pain, mobility, and isometric strength of cervical muscles in nonacute nonspecific neck pain patients. Material and Methods. A total of 114 nonacute nonspecific neck pain patients aged 20~50 years were recruited and randomly assigned to be treated by either Shi’s DT or the MP. 56 cases and 54 cases received treatment for 3 weeks and were evaluated before and after intervention and at 3-week follow-up in Shi’s DT group and MP group, respectively. The outcome measures were Chinese version of the Neck Disability Index (NDI), cervical range of motion (ROM), maximal voluntary isometric force (MVIF), and pain intensity (Numeric Pain Rating Scale, NPRS). Results. All outcomes of both groups showed statistically significant improvements after the intervention and at 3-week follow-up (P < 0.05), while no statistically significant difference was found in NDI between groups. When followed up after 3 weeks, the ROM in axial rotation was significantly greater in the Shi’s DT group (P < 0.05), and the NPRS in the Shi’s DT group was significantly lower than the MP group (P < 0.05). At the end of the treatment period, the MVIF in lateral bending in the Shi’s DT group had a lower value (P = 0.044) than in the MP group, but there was no significant difference in flexion and extension between the two groups. Conclusions. Both Shi’s DT and MP groups demonstrated an obvious reduction in pain intensity and improvements in neck mobility after a short term follow-up period. The improvement of Shi’s DT in disability and pain during functional activities is generally similar to that of the MP for the treatment of nonacute nonspecific neck pain.

Craniosacral therapy in chronic neck pain patients–a randomised sham-controlled trial

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 28-29
Author(s):  
Haller Heidemarie ◽  
Lauche Romy ◽  
Cramer Holger ◽  
Gass Florian ◽  
Rampp Thomas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neck Pain ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Chronic Neck Pain ◽  
Craniosacral Therapy ◽  
Pain Patients

Acute bilateral experimental neck pain: Reorganise axioscapular and trunk muscle activity during slow resisted arm movements

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-126
Author(s):  
S.W. Christensen ◽  
R.P. Hirata ◽  
T. Graven-Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Neck Pain ◽  
Muscle Activity ◽  
Arm Movements ◽  
Experimental Pain ◽  
Trunk Muscle ◽  
Erector Spinae ◽  
Emg Activity ◽  
Upward Movement ◽  
Painful Condition ◽  
Pain Patients

AbstractAimsNeck pain is frequent and many develop on-going neck pain after the initial onset. Studies on clinical neck pain suggested that altered axioscapular muscle activity may be an important factor in on-going neck pain. This study investigates the effect of bilateral experimental neck pain on axioscapular muscle activity during standardised resisted arm movements.Methods25 healthy participants were recruited for this single blinded cross-over study. Experimental pain was induced by bilateral injection of hypertonic saline into the splenius capitis muscle. Isotonic saline was used as a control. Pain intensity was recorded using an electronic visual analogue scale (VAS; 0-10 cm). Participants performed standardised arm movements, from a seated position, while wearing 1 kg wrist weights. Six arm abduction movements (30° to frontal plane, 3 per side) were performed to an angle of 140°. Each movement consisted of two 3 s phases (up/down) and was separated by a 6 s break, before moving the opposite arm. Surface electromyography (EMG) was recoded from 8 bilateral muscles. Recordings were done before, immediately after, and 5 min after the experimental pain. Root-mean-square (RMS) of the EMG signals were extracted for each muscle and averaged for the 3 trials. Data was compared between sides and no differences were identified after which data was pooled for further analysis.ResultsDuring the painful condition for the slow upward movement, a reduced RMS-EMG activity was found for the ipsilateral upper trapezius (P< 0.01). In addition, increased RMS-EMG was found bilaterally for the erector spinae muscle (P< 0.01).ConclusionBilateral experimental neck reorganise axioscapular and trunk muscle activity during resisted, slow upward movement. The results of this supports previous studies on neck pain patients suggesting neck pain is linked to axioscapular function and underpins the necessity to include the shoulder girdle in assessment and rehabilitation of neck pain patients.

A randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of two task chair designs on shoulder and neck pain among sewing operators

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Rempel ◽  
Pin-Chieh Wang ◽  
Ira Janowitz ◽  
Robert J. Harrison ◽  
Fei Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Neck Pain ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Shoulder And Neck Pain
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