CompletedNot Applicable

Effect of Chosen Treatment Methods in Patients With Cervical Spine Osteoarthritis

Poland80 participantsStarted 2011-01

Plain-language summary

Abstract Objective: To compare effect of PNF therapy with manual therapy on pain, associated symptoms, range of motion and functioning in patients with cervical spine osteoarthritis. Design: Parallel group, single-center, double-blinded randomized controlled trial. Setting: Outpatient clinic in hospital KCRiO. Subject: Eligible patients were female adults with chronic pain of cervical spine due to osteoarthritis of vertebral body and intervertebral disc confirmed by X-ray. Interventions: Group I (PNF group) was treated according to PNF concept, while Group II according to manual therapy (manual therapy group). Both groups received 10 days of treatment, 45 minutes each day. Main measures: Primary outcomes measures were Oswestry scale and range of motion (ROM). Secondary outcomes measures were subjective evaluation of cervical pain according to VAS scale and associated symptoms (headache, vertigo, ROM of shoulder joints, balance). For each scale results were measured at baseline, after two weeks of intervention and after a three-month follow-up period without therapy. Keywords: neck pain, PNF, manual therapy

Who can participate

Age range

45 Years – 65 Years

Sex

FEMALE

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Inclusion criteria: * age 45-65, * female gender, * cervical pain due to osteoarthritis of vertebral body and intervertebral disc confirmed by X-ray, * chronic pain lasting more than 13 weeks, verbal contact, * intact cognitive functions and voluntary consent for the study. Exclusion criteria * birth or aquired deficits, * cervical spine injury, * osteoporosis, * cervical spine instability, * myelopathy, * signs of nerve root compression of C1-C8, such as paresis, muscle loss, hyporeflexia, use of analgesics, * anti-inflammatory drugs or myorelaxants.

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What they're measuring

Oswestry scale

Timeframe: Change from baseline Oswesstry scale at 2 weeks.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03683602

SponsorJagiellonian University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2013-04

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