Effectiveness of A Telehealth Postural Awareness Program Combined With Exercise In People With Neck Pain

Postural Awareness Program With Exercises In Patients With Neck Pain

People with neck pain often experience pain, neck disability, and poor quality of life. Postural-based awareness programs are evidence-based interventions for postural problems and neck pain disorders. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of a telehealth physiotherapist-delivered postural awareness program combined with exercise in people with neck pain. Pain, neck disability, leisure time management, and exercise stage of change were evaluated.

Pain with visual analog scale, neck disability with Neck Disability Index, Leisure time management with Leisure Time Management Scale, and exercise stage of change with exercise Stage of change Scale were determined. The authors aim to find out if there are any changes before and after the program on the pain, neck disability, and evaluation subscale of the leisure time management scale, and exercise stage of change of participants.

Inclusion Criteria:

• being aged 18 years or over,
• volunteering to take part in the study,
• being a student of online education,
• without a history of any neurological or orthopedic problem,
• with resting neck pain (as measured by the VAS) lasting ≤30 days
• that is aggravated by movement without extending distal to the shoulders.

Exclusion Criteria:

• rheumatological diseases, malignity or structural deformities,
• previous surgical intervention related to the neck region,
• severe pain (more than 7 in 0 to 10 VAS)