An interventional study of Telerehabilitation exercises and postural skills in Neck Pain, Telerehabilitation and Postural; Defect, sponsored by Hacettepe University. Completed at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Open to participants aged 18 Years to 60 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-06-21.
Sponsored by Hacettepe University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
It has been reported that staying in the same posture for a long time causes musculoskeletal system problems, and the use of mobile phones and other electronic devices continuously, especially in the internet age, causes postural problems in many people. Physiotherapy applications including strengthening, stretching, yoga, pain-oriented applications, and behavioral treatments are performed for an ideal posture to regulate postural problems. When the literature is examined, it has been seen that the studies carried out after the Covid 19 pandemic have developed especially in the direction of telerehabilitation, but there is a need for studies showing the effect of exercise applications developed for individuals with mechanical neck pain. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of 12-week telerehabilitation on posture, energy consumption, and performance in individuals with mechanical neck pain.
This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Faculty of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, University of Health Sciences. All evaluations were performed in the university physiotherapy laboratories. All of the participants were informed about the study and provided written informed consent. This study was performed in accordance with the 1964 Helsinki declaration, its later amendments.110 people over the age of 18 were included in the study. Posture-oriented exercises were applied online 3 times a week for 12 weeks. Postural measurements, performance, and energy consumption levels were determined for each participant before and after the intervention. Craniovertebral angle and shoulder angle were measured with a smartphone application and muscle shortness was measured with clinical tests among postural measurements. Performance measurement was evaluated with the 6-minute walking test, and energy consumption was evaluated with the Physiological Cost Index. Individuals diagnosed with mechanical neck pain who applied to the university's wellness center for exercise between September 2021 and December 2021 were determined by physiotherapists who are experts in their fields. A cross-sectional selection of 110 individuals met the inclusion criteria. This study was conducted with assessments made before and after posture-based telerehabilitation.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Exercises about postural structures on the cervical and thoracal region. Bilateral pectoral stretching, chin tack exercises, cervical isotonic exercises, stretching of the upper trapezius and longus Colli, scapular region strengthening, shoulder capsular stretching, Wand exercises for 12 weeks and 3 times a week.
Behavioral: Telerehabilitation exercises and postural skills
12 week based postural exercises and skills were applied to participants. The exercises were done 3 times a week. The exercises about cervical and thoracal region strengthening and stretching of muscles and structures.
Postural Assessments
Eye angle, craniovertebral angle,shoulder angle
Time frame: 5 minute
Performance
6 minute walk test
Time frame: 10 minute
Energy Consumption
Physiologic Cost Index
Time frame: 15 minute
Ran from Sep 2021 to primary completion in Nov 2021, 2 months.
Of 690 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Neck Pain, half reached primary completion within 7 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 3 and three quarters within 15. This study's 2 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 698 studies reached it within 7 months; a quarter within 3 and three quarters within 15.
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