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Neck pain (NP) is a common work related disorder. Teaching is one profession in which its prevalence is high. The Daily job of a school teacher involves head down posture while reading, writing, etc., exposing them to risk of developing NP. Deep cervical flexor (DCF) muscles have been shown to have lower endurance in patients with cervical impairment which has been associated with disability. There is limited evidence that reports efficacy of DCF muscles training in occupational NP. This study was done to see the effect of DCF muscles training using pressure biofeedback on pain, muscle endurance and functional disability in school teachers with NP.
Neck pain (NP) is a common work related disorder. Teaching is one profession in which its prevalence is high. The Daily job of a school teacher involves head down posture while reading, writing, etc., exposing them to risk of developing NP. Deep cervical flexor (DCF) muscles have been shown to have lower endurance in patients with cervical impairment which has been associated with disability. There is limited evidence that reports efficacy of DCF muscles training in occupational NP. This study was done to see the effect of DCF muscles training using pressure biofeedback on pain, muscle endurance and functional disability in school teachers with NP. 65 teachers, aged between 25 to 45 years with experience of more than 5 years were agreed to participate in this study. Subjects were randomly divided into two groups, experimental (EG) and control group (CG). In EG, subjects received DCF muscles training using pressure biofeedback in addition to conventional exercises for neck pain while in CG subjects received only conventional exercises. Pain, muscle endurance and disability measured at day 0 (before treatment), day 14 and day 42 after treatment. Endurance of DCF muscles was measured by CCF test using pressure biofeedback instrument, Pain intensity was measured using NPRS and Functional disability was assessed using NDI questionnaire.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| experimental group | Experimental |
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| control group | Active Comparator |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| DCF muscles training using pressure biofeedback in addition to conventional exercises | Behavioral | DCF muscles training using pressure biofeedback in addition to conventional exercises |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in Pain at day 42, day 14 after intervention from baseline | Numeric pain rating scale (NPRS): NPRS. Subjects had to rate their pain on the 0-10 rating scale, where 0 means no pain while 10 is the worst possible pain. | at day 0 (before treatment), day 14 and day 42 after treatment |
| Change in muscle endurance at day 42, day 14 after intervention from baseline | Craniocervical flexion test (CCF) test using pressure biofeedback instrument | at day 0 (before treatment), day 14 and day 42 after treatment |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| disability | Functional disability was assessed using Neck disability index (NDI) questionnaire. Subjects had to answer the multiple choice questions and their score was interpreted on range from 0 to 50, 0 being no disability and 50 indicating complete disability. | at day 0 (before treatment), day 14 and day 42 after treatment |
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| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 33521131 | Derived | Iqbal ZA, Alghadir AH, Anwer S. Efficacy of Deep Cervical Flexor Muscle Training on Neck Pain, Functional Disability, and Muscle Endurance in School Teachers: A Clinical Trial. Biomed Res Int. 2021 Jan 13;2021:7190808. doi: 10.1155/2021/7190808. eCollection 2021. |
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| conventional exercises | Behavioral | conventional exercises |
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| ID | Term |
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| D019547 | Neck Pain |
| ID | Term |
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| D010146 | Pain |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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