The Comparison of Pilates with Cognitive Functional Therapy in Adults with Chronic Neck Pain

The Comparison of Pilates with Cognitive Functional Therapy in Adults with Chronic Neck Pain: a Randomized Controlled Trial

The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of Pilates compared with Cognitive Functional Therapy in adults with chronic neck pain.

Firstly, people being informed about the study and those who determine eligibility criteria they written informer consent. After this, the participants will be randomized by a single-blind assessor in a 1:1 ration to pilates exercises and cognitive functional therapy. The participants of both groups will receive therapy twice a week for eight weeks.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 18-64
• Pain in neck area for more than 3 months
• Pain in NPRS more than 40/100
• Independently mobility (with or without aid), to be capable of participating in a rehabilitation program twice a week

Exclusion Criteria:

• Serious psychological pathology
• Recently surgery on shoulder or neck area (<6 months)
• Pain relieving procedures such as injection based therapy and day case procedures (e.g. rhizotomy) in the last 3 months
• Pregnancy
• Rheumatologic/inflammatory disease (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, lupus, Scheuermann's disease)
• Progressive neurological disease (e.g. Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Motor Neuron Disease)
• Unstable Cardiac Conditions
• Red flags disorders (malignancy/cancer, acute traumas like fracture (<6 months ago) or infection, spinal cord compression/cauda equina)