Effectiveness of Functional Pillow on Neck Pain, Disability, Quality of Sleep and Life

Effectiveness of Functionally Customized Pillow on Neck Pain, Disability, Quality of Sleep and Life: Randomized Controlled Trial

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of functional cervical pillow on inpatients with neck discomfort.

50 inpatients with neck discomfort(NRS>4) will be randomly allocated to 2 groups. The experimental group was treated with functional cervical pillow and the control group was treated with general pillow. All applications of pillow were limited to 3-4 weeks. Primary outcomes were measured using the VAS scale. Post-treatment follow-up will be performed to measure primary outcomes at baseline, 3 day, per weeks until the duration of admission. Satisfaction levels of the patient's current status, Neck disability Index(NDI) PSQI, EQ-5D will also be collected. The applicants will also get thru the diagnosis of range of motion by X-ray(flexion, neutral, extension of their neck position)

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients admitted to a Korean Medicine hospital
• Age between 18 and 69
• NRS score of >4 on the day of the intervention
• Voluntary participation with written consent given to study consent form, including cervical x-ray

Exclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of serious disease(s) which are possible causes of neck pain such as malignancy, vertebral fracture, spinal infection, inflammatory spondylitis, cauda-equina compression, etc.
• Prior diagnosis of other chronic disease(s) which could affect effectiveness or interpretation of treatment results such as cardiovascular disease, diabetic neuropathy, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, etc.
• Progressive neurologic deficit(s) or concurrent severe neurological symptoms
• Previously using any kind of functional pillow