Effect of Lumber Core Stability Exercises on Chronic Non-specific Neck Pain

Effect of Adding Lumbar Core Stability Exercises to Cervical and Scapular Stabilization Exercises and Advices on Chronic Non- Specific Neck Pain

Chronic non-specific neck pain patients will be enrolled in 3 groups in this study including passive, active control and experimental groups to determine the effect of adding lumbar core stability exercises to patient's advices and cervical and scapular stabilization exercises. For the last two groups, the sessions will be applied 3 times per week for 4 weeks. All the outcomes will be measured after patient's enrollment and at the end of 4 weeks to determine the difference between groups.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with persistent cervical pain for more than 12 weeks without specific diagnosis (chronic non-specific neck pain).
• BMI less than 30 kg/m2.
• Pain intensity on VAS should be more than 3.
• Patient will be able and motivated in completing the study.
• Psychologically & mentally stable.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Red Flag's symptoms including a history of major trauma, persistent night pain, bladder or bowel dysfunction, and/or lower or upper extremity neurological deficit.
• Pregnant women.
• Recent or old fractures at spine or upper limbs.
• Congenital, or acquired postural deformity.
• No previous neck or spinal or shoulder surgery.
• No current pathologies (e.g. Disc lesion, nerve root compression, canal stenosis, spinal tumor, spinal infection, systemic inflammatory diseases, …).