Effects of scapular stabilization exercises in patients of chronic neck pain with scapular dyskinesis: A quasi-experimental study
Objectives: This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of scapular stabilization exercises in patients with chronic neck pain and scapular dyskinesis. Patients and methods: This single-center, prospective study included a total of 36 patients (17 males, 19 females; mean age: 41 +/- 12.8 years;...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation 2021-03, Vol.67 (1), p.77-83 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Objectives: This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of scapular stabilization exercises in patients with chronic neck pain and scapular dyskinesis.
Patients and methods: This single-center, prospective study included a total of 36 patients (17 males, 19 females; mean age: 41 +/- 12.8 years; range, 25 to 57 years) with chronic neck pain and scapular dyskinesis between April 2018 and September 2018. The patients were randomly assigned to three treatment groups. Group 1 (n=13) consisted of those receiving scapular stabilization exercises by a physiotherapy specialist control in addition to the routine physiotherapy and rehabilitation program; Group 2 (n=12) consisted of those receiving the routine physiotherapy and rehabilitation program in addition to scapular stabilization exercises in-home training program; and Group 3 (n=11) consisted of those receiving the routine physiotherapy and rehabilitation program alone. The assessments were made using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire (NPQ).
Results: Significant differences were found in the pre- and post-treatment VAS scores, and Group 1 and Group 2 created this significant difference (p |
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ISSN: | 2587-0823 2587-1250 1302-0234 2587-0823 |
DOI: | 10.5606/tftrd.2021.6775 |