NCT06568354

The Effects of Yoga and Motor Control Exercises in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain

The Effects of Yoga and Motor Control Exercises on Pain Perception, Function, and Pain Cognition in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 39 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Hacettepe University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Identification of the effects of yoga and motor control exercises on pain intensity, pain sensitivity, function, and pain cognition in individuals with neck pain.

Detailed description

Patients participating in the study were divided into two parallel groups. The patients in the motor control exercise group were instructed to perform motor control exercises, which consist of strengthening of the deep cervical flexors, deep cervical extensors, and axioscapular muscles; stretching exercises; postural correction exercises, and patients in the yoga group were instructed to perform a yoga program, which consists of breathing, relaxation, and flexibility exercises.

Conditions

• Chronic Neck Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Yoga	The yoga program was applied to all patients in this group, accompanied by a physiotherapist. Sessions included selected breathing, warm-up, and relaxation exercises.
OTHER	Motor control exercises	Motor control exercises with three different progressive phases were applied to all patients in this group accompanied by a physiotherapist.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-09-01
• Primary completion: 2024-12-31
• Completion: 2025-02-28
• First posted: 2024-08-23
• Last updated: 2024-08-23