Effect of adding stretching to standardized procedures on cervical range of motion, pain, and disability in patients with non-specific mechanical neck pain: A randomized clinical trial

to investigate the benefit of adding stretching exercises to cervical joint mobilization and active rotation exercises for patients with non-specific mechanical neck pain. Thirty-eight subjects with non-specific mechanical neck pain were randomly assigned to a standard procedure group (passive cervi...

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Published in:Journal of bodywork and movement therapies 2020-07, Vol.24 (3), p.50-58
Main Authors: Alfawaz, Saad, Lohman, Everett, Alameri, Mansoor, Daher, Noha, Jaber, Hatem
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cervical
Exercise
Mobilization
Non-specific mechanical neck pain
Stretching
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Summary:to investigate the benefit of adding stretching exercises to cervical joint mobilization and active rotation exercises for patients with non-specific mechanical neck pain. Thirty-eight subjects with non-specific mechanical neck pain were randomly assigned to a standard procedure group (passive cervical mobilization and active cervical rotation range of motion exercise) or a combined procedure (passive cervical mobilization, active cervical rotation range of motion exercises, and stretching procedures). Mixed factorial analysis of variance was used to compare changes between groups over time in active cervical range of motion, Numeric Pain Rating Scale, Neck Disability Index, Global Rating of Change, and Pressure Pain Threshold. There was a significant change in mean active range of motion in all directions, Pressure Pain Threshold, perceived pain, disability levels, and global rating of change over time (p 
ISSN:1360-8592
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DOI:10.1016/j.jbmt.2020.02.020