| Ylinen et al. 200714)
|
180 women with chronic (> 6 month) nonspecific neck
pain Average age: 45.6 Strength group: n=60 Endurance group: n=60 Control group:
n=60 |
Strength and endurance group rehabbed in center for
12 days, and home exercise for 12 months, 3 times a week. Total training time of
12 months Strength group: 80% maximum isometric neck resistance training with
elastic rubber band in sitting, a single series of 15 repetitions; dynamic
exercise with 2 kg-dumbbell: shrugs, press, curls, bent-over rows, flies,
pullovers for 15 repetitions; squats, sit-ups, and back extension exercises;
stretching exercises for neck shoulder and upper limb muscles; total exercise time
of 1 hour Endurance group: lifting head up in supine position in 3 series of 20
repetitions; dynamic exercise as above with 3 series of 20 repetitions; squats,
sit-ups, and back extension exercises; stretching exercise; total exercise time of
45 minutes Control group: stretching exercise was performed once and subjects were
asked to practice at home for 20 minutes regularly 3 times a week |
(1) Pain-visual analogue scale (VAS) (2)
Disability-Neck disability index (NDI) (3) Strength-handheld isometric strength
testing device (4) Passive cervical range of motion (ROM) -multidimensional neck
ROM device (5) Pressure pain threshold (PPT)- handheld electronic pressure
algometer Follow-up: 12 months (all groups) and 36 months (no control group) |
● At 12-month follow-up, all outcomes of the
strength and endurance groups had improved more than the control group ● Pain,
disability, PPT of both training groups and strength of the endurance group
improved at the 12-month follow-up compared to baseline, and the value were
unchanged at 36 months. However, there was no difference between the strength and
endurance groups |
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| Salo et al. 201010)
|
Same as Ylinen et al. 200714)
|
Same as Ylinen et al. 200714)
|
(1) Quality of life-health-related quality of life
(HRQoL): 15D questionnaire Follow-up: 12 months |
● Strength and endurance of the exercise groups were
greater than control group at the 12-month follow-up |
|
| Salo et al. 20129)
|
From Ylinen et al. 2007, 101 chronic (> 6 month)
nonspecific neck pain patients Average age: 40.5 Strength group: n=49 Control
group: n=52 |
Strength group: same as the strength group above
Control group: same as the control group above |
(1) Quality of life-health-related quality of life
(HRQoL): RAND-36 Follow-up: 12 months |
● No difference between groups at the 12-month
follow-up |
|
| Taimela et al. 200011)
|
76 chronic (> 3 month) nonspecific neck pain
patients Average age: 43.7 Strength group: n=21 Home exercise group: n=19 Control
group: n=22 |
Strength group: cervicothoracic stabilization
training, muscle relaxation training, behavioral exercise, eye fixation exercise,
seated wobble-board training, total: 45 minutes, 2 times a week for 12 weeks Home
exercise group: a lecture on neck pain and written information about neck exercise
with two practices in small groups Control group: a lecture on neck pain and
written information about neck exercise |
(1) Pain-VAS (2) Fear avoidance beliefs (3) Cervical
mobility-goniometer (4) PPT on upper trapezius and levator scapulas- mechanical
force gauge (5) Self-experienced working ability Follow-up: 3 and 12 months |
● At 3rd month, pain of the 2 exercise groups was
lower than in the control group, also PPT of the 2 exercise group higher than in
the control group. ● No group differences at 12 months ● Self-experienced working
ability of the strength group was higher than in the other groups at 3 and 12
months |
|
| Viljanen et al. 200312)
|
393 chronic (> 3 month) nonspecific neck pain
patients Average age: 45 Dynamic muscle training group: n= 135 Relaxation training
group: n=128 Control group: n=130 |
30 minutes a time, 3 times a week for 12 weeks group
training (10 patients) Dynamic muscle training group: training neck and shoulder
muscles with dumbbells (weight 1–3 kg) and stretching exercise Relaxation training
group: progressive relaxation method, autogenic training, functional relaxation
and systematic desensitization Control group: no intervention |
(1) Pain- Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) (2)
Disability-NDI (3) Cervical range of motion-inclinometer (4) Dynamic muscle
strength Follow-up: 3, 6 and 12 months |
● Cervical side bending and rotation of the 2
training groups was larger than in the control group at 3, 6 and 12 months |
|
| Waling et al. 200213)
|
126 chronic trapezius myalgia Average age: 37.9
Strength group: n=34 Endurance group: n=34 Coordination group: n=31 Control group:
n=27 |
Exercise training for 1 hour a time, 3 times a week
for 10 weeks Strength group: neck and shoulder exercise with 10 to 12 maximal
voluntary contractions in three sets Endurance group: arm-cycling and arm exercise
with rubber band (30 RM= repetition maximum) Coordination group: body awareness
training Control group: stress management, once a week, 2 hours a time, for 10
weeks |
(1) Neck and shoulder pain-VAS (2) Frequency of pain
(3) PPT-Somedic pressure algomter Follow-up: 10 weeks, and 8, 17 and 36
months |
● Pain reduced and PPT increased in all training
groups at 10 weeks compared to baseline ● No difference between training groups
and control group at 8 months ● At 36 months, no difference between the training
groups and dropout subjects |
