EFFECT OF ISOMETRIC EXERCISES ON PAIN AND DISABILITY IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC NECK PAIN

Mustafa Gulsen

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Chronic neck pain (CBA) is one of the musculoskeletal diseases caused by different pathologies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of physical therapy and isometric exercises on pain and disability in individuals diagnosed with CBA. Forty-six patients with the diagnosis of CBA between the ages of 20-65 were included in the study. A treatment program including electrotherapy and exercises was organized. Pain levels and disability status of the patients were evaluated. Paired-t test was used for statistical analysis. P <0.05 was considered statistically significant. No significant difference was found between age, height, weight and BMI (p> 0.05). The cases showed a homogeneous distribution. When the pre- and post-treatment values of the groups were compared, pain and disability scores of the first group were significantly increased, while only the disability scores of the second group were significantly increased (p <0.05). There was no significant difference in pain scores of the second group (p> 0.05). Our study showed that physical therapy and neck isometric exercises and cervical joint opening exercises together with stretching exercises of back extensors were effective in chronic neck pain.

 

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disability, physical therapy, chronic neck pain, isometric exercise

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