The Effect of Cervical Stabilization Exercises on the Cervical Proprioception in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain

Brief summary (from the registry)

Neck pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal complaints and its prevalence is between 10-22%. Approximately half of all individuals will experience a clinically important neck pain episode over the course of their lifetime. Neck pain is categorized by duration as acute, subacute and chronic neck pain (acute, \<6 weeks; subacute, ≤3 months; chronic, \>3 months). Chronic neck pain is more common in women and its incidence increases with age. Cervical disc herniation, cervical spondylosis, cervical stenosis, myofascial pain syndrome, cervical instability, whiplash injury, Klippel feil syndrome, thoracic outlet syndrome, cervical sprain, cervical strain, tumors, rheumatic diseases, torticollis, inflammatory neck pain are the main causes. Anterior tilt of the head is a common posture in neck pain. In this posture, the upper cervical vertebrae are extension, the lower cervical vertebrae are flexion and the cervical lordosis is decreased. With neck pain, inhibition occurs in the deep neck flexor (longus coli and capitis) and extensor (multifidus, rotator, semispinalis) muscles, increased fat infiltration, deterioration in type 1 and 2 fiber ratios, and muscle atrophy. The risk of micro and macro trauma increases and muscle support decreases. Thus, there is an increase in the activation response and fatigue of the neck superficial muscle group (trapeze, scalene, sternocleidomastoid muscles), and a decrease in neck joint movement and proprioception sense. As a result, it was determined that there are deficiencies in the sense of proprioception in patients with neck pain. Studies have shown that many receptors related to the sense of position are on deep cervical flexor muscles such as Musculus Longus Capitis and Musculus Longus Colli. In cases where there are changes such as atrophy and fat infiltration in these muscles, there is a decrease in proprioceptive sensation.Conservative treatment is the first choice in the treatment of neck pain. The important components of…

Study details

Official title

The Effect of Cervical Stabilization Exercises on the Sense of Cervical Proprioception in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain

Conditions

• Neck Pain
• Chronic Neck Pain

Interventions

• Behavioral: Cervical Stabilization Exercise
• Behavioral: Cervical Standard Exercise Group

Sponsor

Şenay Özdolap

Collaborators

Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University

Organization

Bulent Ecevit University

Start date

2022-10-07

Primary completion

2022-11-25

Sex

All

Age range

from 18 Years to 55 Years

Results posted

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Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Total sites listed

1

Eligibility criteria