Effectiveness of Proprioceptive Exercise in Neck Pain

Effectiveness of a Propioceptive Exercise Program in Subjects With Inespecific Neck Pain

Introduction: Neck pain is among the most common and costly for industrialized societies. It is difficult to know the exact structure causing the pain so most are considered as non-specific neck pain. There is a correlation between the alteration of craneocervical proprioception and neck pain. The evidence for treatment with proprioceptive exercises is very limited.

Objective: To know the efficacy of a proprioceptive exercise program for neck pain and to compare its effects with a cervical mobility program.

Materials and Methods: Subjects between 18-65 years old with non-traumatic neck pain are included. They will be randomized into two groups of exercises: proprioception or mobility, which will be developed over a period of two weeks, every day, with a total of 10 sessions per patient.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Neck pain (NAD I-II) of recent onset (0-3 months)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Cognitive difficulties
• Lack of commitment to attend sessions
• Subjects with pacemakers or defibrillators
• Being receiving another physiotherapeutic treatment
• Other pathologies