The McKenzie Method Is an Effective Rehabilitation Paradigm for Treating Adults With Moderate-to-Severe Neck Pain: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis

Neck pain is a common musculoskeletal condition frequently managed with numerous conservative interventions. The McKenzie method of mechanical diagnosis and therapy (MMDT) is a form of physical therapy evaluation and treatment that aims to improve pain and disability in patients with musculoskeletal...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2023-05, Vol.15 (5), p.e39218-e39218
Main Authors: Baumann, Anthony N, Orellana, Kevin, Landis, Leah, Crawford, Marc, Oleson, Caleb J, Rogers, Hudson, Curtis, Deven P, Baldwin, Keith D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Disability
Exercise
Meta-analysis
Neck pain
Orthopedics
Pain Management
Patients
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Physical therapy
Systematic review
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Summary:Neck pain is a common musculoskeletal condition frequently managed with numerous conservative interventions. The McKenzie method of mechanical diagnosis and therapy (MMDT) is a form of physical therapy evaluation and treatment that aims to improve pain and disability in patients with musculoskeletal pain, including neck pain. To date, no systematic review with meta-analysis has examined the use of the McKenzie MMDT for neck pain. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of the McKenzie MMDT in adult patients with neck pain. A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed using PubMed, ScienceDirect, MEDLINE, CINAHL, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. Full search terms were "McKenzie method" OR "McKenzie approach" OR "McKenzie treatment" AND "neck pain." Inclusion criteria were the use of the McKenzie MMDT, level I randomized control trials (RCTs), adults, and outcomes of pain (0-10 scale) and disability (neck disability index). A total of 11 RCTs met the final selection criteria from 1,955 articles on initial search with 289 patients receiving the McKenzie MMDT out of 677 total patients. For meta-analysis, there was a clinically insignificant but statistically significant improvement in pain (1.14/10 points) in patients receiving the McKenzie MMDT versus control interventions (p
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.39218