Program of therapeutic exercises associated with electrotherapy in patients with chronic neck pain: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Martins-de-Sousa, Paulo Henrique; Almeida, Mariana Quixabeira Guimarães; Silva, José Mariedson da; Santos, Alisson Sousa; Araújo, Gabriel Gardhel Costa; Pires, Flávio de Oliveira; Gomes, Cid André Fidelis de Paula; Ferreira, Vânia Tie Koga; Dibai‐Filho, Almir Vieira

doi:10.1016/j.jbmt.2019.04.008

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“…A randomized-controlled study administering exercise + placebo TENS (n=20), exercise + high-frequency TENS (n=20), and exercise + low-frequency TENS (n=20) for CNP reported that TENS treatment in addition to exercise may have contributed to clinical improvements and might be beneficial. [ 26 ] In our study, TENS administration in the treatment of both groups may have contributed to reduced pain and improved functionality, consistent with previous studies.…”

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Comparison of the efficacy of mud-pack and hot-pack treatments in chronic non-specific neck pain: A single-blind, randomized-controlled study

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Yılmaz

Akkurt

et al. 2022

Turk J Phys Med Rehab

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Objectives: This study aims to compare the short-term efficacy of mud-pack (MP) and hot-pack (HP) treatments with the same temperature and duration on sleep, function, depression, and quality of life for chronic non-specific neck pain (CNNP) patients. Patients and methods: Between December 2018 and September 2019, a total of 70 patients with CNNP diagnosis (12 males, 58 females; mean age: 50.2±9.4 years; range, 24 to 65 years) were included. The patients were divided into two groups. The MP group (n=35) had a total of 15 sessions of MP for 20 min + transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for 20 min + home exercise (HE) on five days per week for three weeks. The HP group (n=35) had 15 similar sessions of HP for 20 min + TENS for 20 min + HE. The patients were assessed with the Visual Analog Scale (VAS-pain), VAS physician’s and patient’s global assessments, modified Neck Disability Index (mNDI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Short Form-36 (SF-36) measures before treatment, at the end of post-treatment third week and one month later. Results: In the MP group, there were statistically significant improvements in all parameters at the end of treatment three-week and one-month follow-up (p<0.05), apart from SF-36 Vitality/Energy (SF-36V/E) at the end of treatment and SF-36 General Health (SF-36GH) at one month. In the HP group, there were statistically significant improvements observed for all parameters (p<0.05), apart from the SF-36 Physical Role and SF-36GH at the end of treatment third week and SF-36V/E at the first-month assessment. The VAS-pain(p<0.001), mNDI (p=0.019), BDI (p=0.002), SF-36GH (p<0.001), SF-36V/E (p<0.001) and SF-36 mental health (p<0.001) showed statistically significantly superior improvements in the MP group (p<0.05). Conclusion: In CNNP patients, both MP and HP treatments are effective. However, MP therapy has more positive effects on pain, function, depression, and quality of life parameters. The MP treatment may be used in addition to TENS treatment for CNNP patients.

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Comparison of the efficacy of mud-pack and hot-pack treatments in chronic non-specific neck pain: A single-blind, randomized-controlled study

Karaarslan

Yılmaz

Akkurt

et al. 2022

Turk J Phys Med Rehab

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“…The study procedures were approved by the research ethics committee of the institution (report number: 2383607) and registered with the Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials platform in January 2018 (protocol number: RBR‐3knbwp). The protocol of this research was previously published (Martins‐de‐Sousa et al., 2020).…”

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“…The examiner and participants were blinded, meaning that the researcher responsible for the evaluations was unaware of which groups the participants were allocated to and the participants did not know which electrotherapeutic parameter was used in their treatment. Thus, one researcher was responsible for recruiting, applying the eligibility criteria and performing evaluations, another for randomization and concealed allocation, a third for applying the treatment programs and the last one performed the processing and analysis of the collected data (Martins‐de‐Sousa et al., 2020).…”

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“…(2016). The description of the exercises, images, number of sets and repetitions is presented in detail in the previous publication including the protocol for this study (Martins‐de‐Sousa et al., 2020).…”

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“…After that, a program consisting of therapeutic exercises specific to the cervical region was applied, divided into 6 blocks based on previous studies conducted by Allison et al (2002), Beltran-Alacreu et al (2015) and Peolsson et al (2016). The description of the exercises, images, number of sets and repetitions is presented in detail in the previous publication including the protocol for this study (Martins-de-Sousa et al, 2020).…”

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Additional effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in a therapeutic exercise program for sedentary with chronic neck pain: A double‐blind randomized controlled trial

Martins-de-Sousa

Gomes

Pontes‐Silva

et al. 2022

Physiotherapy Res Intl

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Purpose To evaluate the additional effect of high frequency (HF) or low frequency (LF) transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in a specific therapeutic exercise program for the treatment of patients with chronic neck pain. Methods A randomized controlled trial. Sixty participants of both sexes and with chronic neck pain were randomized into three groups: therapeutic exercise group + placebo TENS (n = 20), therapeutic exercise group + HF TENS (n = 20) and therapeutic exercise group + low TENS frequency (n = 20). The following assessment instruments were used: Numerical Pain Rating Scale, Neck Disability Index, Pain‐Related Catastrophizing Thoughts Scale and Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia. Participants were evaluated before the interventions, after eight treatment sessions and 1 month after the end of treatment. Primary outcome was disability measured after the eight treatment sessions. Secondary outcomes were pain intensity, catastrophizing, and kinesiophobia after eight treatment sessions and pain intensity 4 weeks after the end of the treatment sessions. Results The three groups were similar at baseline for personal and clinical characteristics. Regarding the main study analyses, there were no significant (p > 0.05) or clinical (d < 0.80) differences between the groups for the main variable (disability), nor for the secondary variables (pain intensity, catastrophizing and kinesiophobia). Conclusion HF or LF TENS, compared to placebo TENS, does not provide additional clinical benefits to an exercise program for patients with chronic neck pain.

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The effects of combined sternocleidomastoid muscle stretching and massage on pain, disability, endurance, kinesiophobia, and range of motion in individuals with chronic neck pain: A randomized, single-blind study

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Şaş

Kararti

et al. 2021

Musculoskeletal Science and Practice

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Program of therapeutic exercises associated with electrotherapy in patients with chronic neck pain: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Cited by 7 publications

References 24 publications

Comparison of the efficacy of mud-pack and hot-pack treatments in chronic non-specific neck pain: A single-blind, randomized-controlled study

Comparison of the efficacy of mud-pack and hot-pack treatments in chronic non-specific neck pain: A single-blind, randomized-controlled study

Additional effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in a therapeutic exercise program for sedentary with chronic neck pain: A double‐blind randomized controlled trial

The effects of combined sternocleidomastoid muscle stretching and massage on pain, disability, endurance, kinesiophobia, and range of motion in individuals with chronic neck pain: A randomized, single-blind study

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