Effect of deep neck flexor activation on pain and dysfunction in chronic nonspecific neck pain

كود المقالة : 1015-IPTCCU. (R1)

المؤلفون

esraa ahmed mostafa *1، Amr Moustafa yehia1، Enas fawzy youssef2، huda bader abd elhamed2، Shahesta Ahmed Osama1 1october 6 university 2cairo university

المستخلص

Background: Chronic nonspecific neck pain is a very common musculoskeletal disorder that has many factors, such as prolonged posture or weakness in deep stabilizers of the neck. Deep neck flexor activation may have a role in stabilization of neck muscles. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to detect the effect of deep neck flexor activation on pain and dysfunction in patients with chronic nonspecific neck pain. Subjects and Methods: Twenty-two Egyptian physiotherapy students aged 18 to 24 years with chronic nonspecific neck pain participated in this study and were treated with deep neck flexor activation using pressure biofeedback (PB) for 4 weeks, two sessions per week. Before and after treatment, all patients were evaluated for pain intensity using a visual analogue scale and neck disability using the Arabic version of the Neck Disability Index. Results: There was a significant improvement in pain and dysfunction post deep neck flexor activation. Conclusion: Deep neck flexor activation shows great improvement in pain intensity and good enhancement of function after four weeks of treatment.

الكلمات الرئيسية

chronic nonspecific neck pain, deep neck flexor activation, visual analogue scale, neck disability index, Egyptian physiotherapy students.

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