Cervical stability training with and without core stability training for patients with cervical disc herniation: A randomized, single‐blind study

Background This study aims at evaluating and comparing the effects of cervical stability training to combined cervical and core stability training in patients with neck pain and cervical disc herniation. Methods Fifty patients with neck pain and cervical disc herniation were included in the study, randomly divided into two groups as cervical stability and cervical‐core stability. Training was applied three times a week in three phases, and lasted for a total duration of 8 weeks. Pain, activation and static endurance of deep cervical flexor muscles, static endurance of neck muscles, cross‐sectional diameter of M. Longus Colli, static endurance of trunk muscles, disability and kinesiophobia were assessed. Results Pain, activation and static endurance of deep cervical flexors, static endurance of neck muscles, cross‐sectional diameter of M. Longus Colli, static endurance of trunk muscles, disability and kinesiophobia improved in both groups following the training sessions (p