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Volume 11, Issue 1 (Iranian Journal of Ergonomics 2023)
Iran J Ergon 2023, 11(1): 1-12 |
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Niazi S, Gandomi F, Ghazaleh L, Soufivand P. Comparing the Effect of Soft Tissue Stretching and Release Strategies on Pain, Fatigue and Quality of Life in Employees with Non-Specific Chronic Neck Pain. Iran J Ergon 2023; 11 (1) :1-12
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1- Department of Sport Injuries and Corrective Exercises, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
2- Department of Sport Injuries and Corrective Exercises, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran ,gandomi777@gmail.com
3- Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
4- Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Research Development Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
2- Department of Sport Injuries and Corrective Exercises, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran ,
3- Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
4- Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Research Development Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
Abstract: (1818 Views)
Objectives: Chronic neck pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders that has a great impact on people's quality of life, health, and work efficiency. Due to the high costs of drug treatments, the search for simple and low-cost treatment solutions is inevitable. Stretching and tissue release techniques are effective solutions for correcting skeletal-muscular disorders. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate their effectiveness in controlling pain and improving the performance of people suffering from non-specific chronic neck pain.
Methods: In this semi-experimental study with parallel groups and pre-test-post-test design, 39 patients with non-specific chronic neck pain with an average age of 25 to 45 years, in a non-random and available form, were selected from the office workers. Individuals were randomly assigned into three groups of traction stretch, release, and control, and received interventions for six weeks. At the beginning and after the completion of the interventions, pain intensity, qualitative fatigue, and quality of life were evaluated using the visual measure of pain, multidimensional fatigue questionnaire, and SF36 questionnaire, respectively. To compare the averages, one way ANCOVA a mixed analysis of variance test was used.
Results: Intra-group comparisons showed that pain intensity, quality of life, and fatigue improved significantly in both intervention groups (P<0.05). Stretching and release exercises both had a significant effect on improving the variables (P<0.05). However, the results of the release exercises group were more significant.
Conclusion: Six weeks of releasing and stretching techniques in non-specific chronic neck pain patients reduces pain and fatigue and increases their quality of life.
Methods: In this semi-experimental study with parallel groups and pre-test-post-test design, 39 patients with non-specific chronic neck pain with an average age of 25 to 45 years, in a non-random and available form, were selected from the office workers. Individuals were randomly assigned into three groups of traction stretch, release, and control, and received interventions for six weeks. At the beginning and after the completion of the interventions, pain intensity, qualitative fatigue, and quality of life were evaluated using the visual measure of pain, multidimensional fatigue questionnaire, and SF36 questionnaire, respectively. To compare the averages, one way ANCOVA a mixed analysis of variance test was used.
Results: Intra-group comparisons showed that pain intensity, quality of life, and fatigue improved significantly in both intervention groups (P<0.05). Stretching and release exercises both had a significant effect on improving the variables (P<0.05). However, the results of the release exercises group were more significant.
Conclusion: Six weeks of releasing and stretching techniques in non-specific chronic neck pain patients reduces pain and fatigue and increases their quality of life.
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Received: 2023/05/6 | Accepted: 2023/05/31 | ePublished: 2023/05/31
Received: 2023/05/6 | Accepted: 2023/05/31 | ePublished: 2023/05/31
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