Comparison of the efficacy of mud-pack and hot-pack treatments in chronic non-specific neck pain: A single-blind, randomized-controlled study

• Published in: Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation 2022-09, Vol.68 (3), p.381-390
• Main Authors: Karaarslan, Fatih, Yılmaz, Halim, Akkurt, Halil Ekrem, Kaya, Fatih Muhammed, Şafak Yılmaz, Esra
• Format: Article
• Language: eng ; tur
• Subjects: Comparative analysis; Depression, Mental; Diagnosis; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Neck pain; Original; Political aspects; Sleep
• ISSN: 2587-1250; 1302-0234; 2587-0823; 2587-0823
• DOI: 10.5606/tftrd.2022.8575

This study aims to compare the short-term efficacy of mud-pack (MP) and hot-pack (HP) treatments with the same temperature and duration on sleep, function, depression, and quality of life for chronic non-specific neck pain (CNNP) patients. Between December 2018 and September 2019, a total of 70 patients with CNNP diagnosis (12 males, 58 females; mean age: 50.2±9.4 years; range, 24 to 65 years) were included. The patients were divided into two groups. The MP group (n=35) had a total of 15 sessions of MP for 20 min + transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for 20 min + home exercise (HE) on five days per week for three weeks. The HP group (n=35) had 15 similar sessions of HP for 20 min + TENS for 20 min + HE. The patients were assessed with the Visual Analog Scale (VAS-pain), VAS physician's and patient's global assessments, modified Neck Disability Index (mNDI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Short Form-36 (SF-36) measures before treatment, at the end of post-treatment third week and one month later. In the MP group, there were statistically significant improvements in all parameters at the end of treatment three-week and one-month follow-up (p