OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of dynamic muscle training and relaxation training for chronic neck pain. DESIGN: Randomised controlled trial. SETTING: Five occupational healthcare centres, Tampere, Finland. PARTICIPANTS: 393 female office workers (mean age 45 years) with chronic non-specific neck pain randomly assigned to 12 weeks ofdynamic muscle training (n = 135) or relaxation training (n = 128), plus one week of reinforcement training six months after baseline; or ordinary activity (control group; n = 130). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Change in intensity of neck pain at three, six, and 12 months. RESULTS: No significant difference was found in neck pain between the groups at follow up. However, the range of motion for cervical rotation and lateral flexion increased more in the training groups than in the control group. CONCLUSIONS:Dynamic muscle training and relaxation training do not lead to better improvements in neck pain compared with ordinary activity.
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of dynamic muscle training and relaxation training for chronic neck pain. DESIGN: Randomised controlled trial. SETTING: Five occupational healthcare centres, Tampere, Finland. PARTICIPANTS: 393 female office workers (mean age 45 years) with chronic non-specific neck pain randomly assigned to 12 weeks of dynamic muscle training (n = 135) or relaxation training (n = 128), plus one week of reinforcement training six months after baseline; or ordinary activity (control group; n = 130). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Change in intensity of neck pain at three, six, and 12 months. RESULTS: No significant difference was found in neck pain between the groups at follow up. However, the range of motion for cervical rotation and lateral flexion increased more in the training groups than in the control group. CONCLUSIONS: Dynamic muscle training and relaxation training do not lead to better improvements in neck pain compared with ordinary activity.
Authors: Arianne P Verhagen; Sita M A Bierma-Zeinstra; Alex Burdorf; Siobhán M Stynes; Henrica C W de Vet; Bart W Koes Journal: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Date: 2013-12-12
Authors: Pierre Côté; Jessica J Wong; Deborah Sutton; Heather M Shearer; Silvano Mior; Kristi Randhawa; Arthur Ameis; Linda J Carroll; Margareta Nordin; Hainan Yu; Gail M Lindsay; Danielle Southerst; Sharanya Varatharajan; Craig Jacobs; Maja Stupar; Anne Taylor-Vaisey; Gabrielle van der Velde; Douglas P Gross; Robert J Brison; Mike Paulden; Carlo Ammendolia; J David Cassidy; Patrick Loisel; Shawn Marshall; Richard N Bohay; John Stapleton; Michel Lacerte; Murray Krahn; Roger Salhany Journal: Eur Spine J Date: 2016-03-16 Impact factor: 3.134