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KMID : 0357220100220030001
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Journal of Korean Society Physical Therapy
2010 Volume.22 No. 3 p.1 ~ p.8
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Effects of Specific Exercise on Chronic Neck Pain in Elderly Women
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Shin Sang-Hee
Choi Jong-Duk
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Abstract
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Purpose: The main causes of chronic neck pain (CNP) are wrong postures and degenerative changes. This study investigated the effects of specific exercise on elderly women with CNP.
Methods: 29 elderly women who complain of CNP were classified into experimental group (14) and control group (15). The experimental group was treated with specific exercise and minimal conventional therapy, whereas the control group was treated only with conventional therapy. Then the effects on the visual analogue scale (VAS), neck disability index (NDI), self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), Korean form of geriatric depression scale (KGDS), and range of motion (ROM) were compared between the two groups.
Results: The experimental group showed significantly improved results in VAS, NDI, SAS, KGDS, and ROM after intervention (p<0.05), as did the control group (p<0.05). The comparison of changes in the experimental group before and after intervention showed superior results in the SAS, NDI, and ROM (flexion, rotation, lat. flexion) results when compared with the control group (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Specific exercise is effective in the improvement of SAS, NDI, and ROM for elderly women with CNP.
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KEYWORD
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Chronic neck pain, Cranio-cervical flexion, Specific exercise
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