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KMID : 1035420210090020043
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Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine
2021 Volume.9 No. 2 p.43 ~ p.52
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Effects of Application of Myofascial Release of Neck and Upper Trunk on the Pain, Insomnia and Sleep Disturbances in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain
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Bae Kyeong
Park Se-Jin
Chon Seung-Chul
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Abstract
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Purpose : Chronic neck pain negatively impacts the quality of life and causes various problems in daily life due to pain, insomnia, and sleep disturbances in patients with this condition. Therapeutic interventions to solve these problems in rehabilitation and physical therapy are being introduced; however, the evidence of the efficacy of myofascial release (MFR) is still insufficient. This study aimed to investigate the effects of applying MFR on pain, insomnia, and sleep disturbances in patients with chronic neck pain.
Methods : Ten patients with chronic neck pain were randomly selected and grouped into the experimental group (n1 = 10) and control group (n2 = 10) by cross-over design. Pain was measured before and after MFR intervention. Moreover, insomnia was measured only after MFR intervention. Polysomnography was performed after MFR intervention. Wilcoxon signed rank test and Mann?Whitney U test were used for the visual analog scale (VAS). Independent sample t-test was separately performed to measure insomnia and sleep.
Results : After MFR intervention, the VAS score of the experimental group (p = 0.005) significantly decreased than that of the control group (p = 0.002). The insomnia score of the experimental group significantly decreased than that of the control group (p = 0.001). The total sleep time (p = 0.001), sleep efficiency (p = 0.001), and sleep latency (p = 0.001) of the experimental group significantly increased than those of the control group in the polysomnographic measurement.
Conclusion : The application of MFR of the neck and upper trunk may have a positive effect on pain, insomnia, and sleep disturbances in patients with chronic neck pain. It was also suggested that an objective and quantitative polysomnography can be used more often in the field of rehabilitation and physical therapy.
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KEYWORD
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insomnia, myofascial release, neck pain, polysomnography, sleep
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