Comparison of Eccentric Muscle Training and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Techniques in Neck Pain

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

45 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-05-09

Study Completion Date

2024-07-30

Brief Summary

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It was aimed to compare the eccentric exercise training given to the neck muscles of people with non-specific neck pain and the proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) technique on pain, endurance and functionality.

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Detailed Description

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The study was planned as a quantitative study. Volunteer individuals with nonspecific neck pain between the ages of 18-65 will be included in the study, and the participants will be randomly distributed into 3 groups. Control group (n=15), proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation technique application group (n=15), eccentric muscle training technique application group (n=15). People included in the study will be explained in detail and will be asked to sign a voluntary consent form approved by the ethics committee. Demographic information of individuals in all three groups will be recorded first. Participants in all three groups will be evaluated at the beginning and end of the applications. In our study, participants were evaluated with the McGill Pain Questionnaire to evaluate the character and character of pain, their physical fitness with the Deep Neck Flexor Endurance Test (DBFET), their functionality related to daily living activities with the Neck Disability Index (NEI), and their quality of life with the World Health Organization Short Form of Quality of Life (WHOYKA-CF). ) Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale (TKÖ) and a goniometer for Cervical Region Joint Range of Motion Measurement will be used to evaluate kinesiophobia, which is the fear of pain and re-injury, as well as anxiety towards activity and physical movement. This study will be planned five times a week for six weeks. Stretching and stabilization exercises will be applied to the control group in 3 sets of 10 repetitions.

Conditions

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Neck Pain Chronic Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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proprioceptive

proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation technique application

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation technique group

Intervention Type OTHER

Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Technique group; In addition to the exercises applied to the participants and the control group, combined isotonic contractions and dynamic stabilization will be used as facilitation techniques, and hold-relax technique will be used as an inhibition technique.

eccentric

eccentric muscle training technique application

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

eccentric muscle training technique application group

Intervention Type OTHER

Eccentric Muscle Training Technique: Participants will receive eccentric muscle training in addition to the exercises given to the control group. Before the application, 5-minute warm-up exercises will be given to the neck area. Eccentric muscle training will be applied to the muscles of the participants in the cervical region. Eccentric exercise will be strengthened in the cervical region muscles in the direction of movement in each plane, that is, flexion / extension and lateral flexion. The movements will first be explained and demonstrated to the patient.

Control

no intervention group

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Control

Intervention Type OTHER

No intervention will be made.

Interventions

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proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation technique group

Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Technique group; In addition to the exercises applied to the participants and the control group, combined isotonic contractions and dynamic stabilization will be used as facilitation techniques, and hold-relax technique will be used as an inhibition technique.

Intervention Type OTHER

eccentric muscle training technique application group

Eccentric Muscle Training Technique: Participants will receive eccentric muscle training in addition to the exercises given to the control group. Before the application, 5-minute warm-up exercises will be given to the neck area. Eccentric muscle training will be applied to the muscles of the participants in the cervical region. Eccentric exercise will be strengthened in the cervical region muscles in the direction of movement in each plane, that is, flexion / extension and lateral flexion. The movements will first be explained and demonstrated to the patient.

Intervention Type OTHER

Control

No intervention will be made.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Being between the ages of 18-65
* History of neck pain that has persisted for at least 7 days
* Agreeing to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

* Radiculopathy and structural disorder in the cervical region,
* Surgery to the cervical region,
* Inflammatory disease,
* Severe psychological illness,
* Presence of infection in the bone and soft tissue in the cervical spine,
* Malignancy,
* Advanced osteoporosis,
* Those with upper extremity pathologies,
* Having a neurological disease that will prevent treatment
* Having previously undergone cervical region and spine surgery
* Having been included in a physiotherapy program for the neck and back area in the last 6 months,
* It was defined as the administration of drugs such as NSAIDs (Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs) and opioids in the last 24 hours.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes