The Effect of Telerehabilitation in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain

The Effect of Telerehabilitation and Conventional Rehabilitation on Clinical Results and Exercise Adherence in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain

Telerehabilitation offers more efficient follow-up of patients during their home exercise period as a cost-effective and effective treatment model. This study was planned to examine the effectiveness of telerehabilitation in patients with chronic neck pain. The aim of the study is to compare the video-based and telerehabilitation based home-exercise program in patients with chronic neck pain. It is aimed to evaluate the patients in terms of pain, functionality, quality of life, and exercise adherence.

With telerehabilitation, patients can easily adapt to home exercise programs and be monitored remotely. In this way, it will be ensured that individuals can apply their exercises at an optimum level in non-clinical settings and to prevent exercise application errors that occur due to the learning effect frequently observed in conventional methods. Exercise is considered a central element in physical therapy and rehabilitation management in patients with chronic neck pain. However, studies have found that improvements after physical therapy and rehabilitation are not preserved in the long term, and recurrence of chronic low back pain is common. With a more cost-effective treatment model, "telerehabilitation", it is aimed that patients can be followed more efficiently during their home exercise period. The aim of the study is to compare the video-based and telerehabilitation based home-exercise program in patients with chronic neck pain. It is aimed to evaluate the patients in terms of pain, functionality, quality of life, and exercise adherence.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients between the ages of 18 - 65
• Patients who have suffered from neck pain for at least 3 months
• Signing the consent form

Exclusion Criteria:

• Situations that prevent the evaluation or communication with the individual
• Illiterate individuals
• Individuals who have undergone an operation due to neck pain problem, diagnosed with a tumor, infection, ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis or inflammatory diseases, fracture, cauda equina syndrome
• Conditions in which specific pathological condition is proven such as malignant condition, fracture, systemic rheumatoid disease
• Orthopedic and neurological problems that prevent evaluation and/or treatment
• Complaints of pain and numbness spreading to the upper extremities
• Individuals with a diagnosed psychiatric disease
• Individuals who have received physiotherapy in the last 6 months
• Individuals using another treatment method during the study
• Individuals with musculoskeletal pain in any other part of the body during work
• Pregnant participants