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05 Dec2018

05 December 2018.

Written by Jonathan Ko
Posted in Musculoskeletal

05-12-2018 08:01:21
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Exercise programs to prevent a new episode of neck pain

Neck pain is one of the most common and disabling health problems. It is estimated that 1 out of 2 people will experience neck pain during lifetime.

As a result, there have been many studies looking at the efficacy of various treatments and prevention methods for neck pain. This systematic review aimed to determine the effectiveness of exercise-based treatments to prevent a new episode of neck pain.

From a pool of 12,725 identified studies, only 5 trials were selected via strict inclusion and exclusion criteria. These studies compared exercise programs to minimal or no intervention in the control group, however, it is worthwhile mentioning that 3 of the 5 studies had an ergonomic program in conjunction with the exercise program.

When a meta-analysis was performed, the results showed moderate-strength evidence that an exercise program significantly reduces the risk of a new episode of neck pain. 

It was concluded that - although the review shows that exercise programs are effective in the prevention of a new episode of neck pain - a high-quality randomized controlled trial using a well-designed exercise program should be carried out to help guide the selection of the exercises.

An interesting point from the discussion section of the study was that the authors reported a lack of evidence for ergonomic intervention, based on the fact that the studies showed similar effects whether or not the ergonomic program was included.

 

 

> From: De Campos et al., J Physiother 64 (2018) 159-165. All rights reserved to Australian Physiotherapy Association. Click here for the online summary.

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CLINICAL DIRECTORAPA SPORTS & MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOTHERAPIST Jonathan is an APA titled sports and musculoskeletal physiotherapist. The title ser...

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