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JOURNAL OF BODYWORK AND MOVEMENT THERAPIES
Volume 23, Issue 4, Pages 901-907Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2019.02.016
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- Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences [pht-9427]
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Objective: This study examined the effects of combining traditional physical therapy exercises with sensorimotor training on joint position sense, pain, muscle endurance, balance and disability in patients with chronic, non-specific neck pain. Design: Double-blind, randomized controlled trial. Subjects: A total of 53 patients with chronic non-specific neck pain were randomized to either traditional or combined exercise groups. Interventions: All patients received 12 sessions of supervised intervention 3 times per week. The traditional group performed traditional exercises, and the combined exercise group performed sensorimotor training in addition to traditional exercises. Outcome measures: Joint position sense, pain, neck flexor muscle endurance test, 10 Meter Walk Test, step test, and the Neck Disability Index. Results: The combined exercise group showed significantly greater improvement compared to the traditional group in joint position sense during extension, flexion, right rotation, the 10 m walk test with head turn, and the step test. Pain intensity, muscle endurance, and disability improved in both groups. Additionally, there was a higher degree of effect on muscle endurance in the combined exercise group compared to a moderate effect in the traditional group. Conclusions: A combination of sensorimotor training with traditional physical therapy exercises could be more effective than traditional exercises alone in improving joint position sense, endurance, dynamic balance and walking speed. (c) 2019 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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