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Active Care Research
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Neck Pain
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Kay, TM et al. Exercises for mechanical neck disorders. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. Jul 20; (3): CD004250 (2005)
Neck disorders are common, limit function, and are costly to individuals and society.
Exercise therapy is a commonly used treatment for neck pain.
This review was performed to assess the effectiveness of exercise therapy to relieve pain, or improve function, disability, patient satisfaction, and global perceived effect in adults with mechanical neck disorders (MND).
- There is strong evidence of benefit favoring a multimodal care approach of exercise combined with Adjustments for subacute and chronic Mechanical Neck Disorders with or without headache, in the short and long term.
- There is moderate evidence of benefit that neck strengthening exercises reduce pain, improve function and global perceived effect for chronic neck disorder with headache in the short and long term.
- When stretching and strengthening programs focus on the neck, shoulder, and upper back region, there is moderate evidence of benefit on pain in chronic mechanical neck disorders plus headache, in the short and long term.
The evidence summarized in this systematic review indicates that specific exercises may be effective for the treatment of acute and chronic Mechanical Neck Disorders; with or without headache.
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