NCT02904668

Self-management Program in Chronic Neck Pain

Effects of a Self-management Program in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 53 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidad de Granada · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Neck pain is a complex biopsychosocial disorder often precipitated or aggravated by neck movements or sustained neck postures. The onset and course of this pain is influenced by environmental and personal factors.Many studies report that participants preferred self-care measures for the management of neck pain and they sought professional help only when those measures fail.

Detailed description

Neck pain is the fourth leading cause of disability worldwide causing an enormous impact on individuals and their families, communities and healthcare systems.While neck pain can be severely disabling and costly, treatment options have shown moderate evidence of effectiveness. No previous study has used foam roller in patients with neck pain. In addition, it has been suggested that neurodynamic interventions provide a peripheral stimulus, reducing the pressure existing within the nerve, improving blood flow, axonal transport and nerve conduction. It was hypothesized that a self-administered intervention focused on myofascial release of main muscles related to neck pain and upper-limb active neurodynamics could reduce the presence of active trigger points and pain, improving functionality and active mobility.

Conditions

• Neck Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	self-managmeent program	One session was a session supervised by a physical therapist in the Faculty of Health Sciences. The program contents were educative information about chronic neck pain and healthy lifestyle habits (application of local heat/cold, and sleeping face down, using correct sitting posture, alternating body position, and using correct lifting technique (…), which were complemented by a problem-based session.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-09-01
• Primary completion: 2016-10-01
• Completion: 2016-12-01
• First posted: 2016-09-19
• Last updated: 2018-10-10