Effects of Therapeutic Intervention Through Selective Functional Movement Assessment on Pain, Function, Balance and Gait in Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain

Effects of Therapeutic Intervention Through Selective Functional Movement Assessment on Pain, Function, Balance and Gait in Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain

According to the order of the physical examination, the scope of the problem is narrowed down by excluding the parts of the body that do not have problems and adjusting the load related to stability. A list of problems can be created through an algorithmic approach that guesses which structures will have problems through active or passive movement. This provides an optional therapeutic intervention.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adults between the ages of 18 and 65 who have experienced chronic neck pain for more than 12 weeks (Blanpied et al., 2017).
• Those with more than moderate pain (4/10 cm) on the visual analogue scale (VAS) (Paksaichol et al., 2012).
• Those with a neck disability index (NDI) of mild disability (5/50 score) or higher (Lluch et al., 2014).
• Those who consented to participate in this study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with severe pathology such as radiation pain due to intervertebral disc herniation or neurological signs consistent with tumor, whiplash injury, cervical vertebra fracture, or nerve root compression.