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KMID : 1035420240120010125
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Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine
2024 Volume.12 No. 1 p.125 ~ p.138
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Effects of Suboccipital Muscle Inhibition and Neck Muscle Stabilization Exercise on Pain and Range of Motion in Patients with Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain
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Rhee Chool-Hyeong
Lim Eun-Jin
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Abstract
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to apply suboccipital muscle inhibition combined with neck muscle stabilization exercise to 20∼30s IT industry employees who suffer from chronic non-specific neck pain.
Methods: This study was designed as single-blind and randomized controlled trial. The study participants were 20∼30s IT industry employees with chonic non-specific neck pain (VAS 3/10) who were divided into an experimental group (n= 20) subjected to suboccipital muscle inhibition with neck muscle stabilization exercise, and control group (n= 20); suboccipital muscle inhibition only. The intervention was applied three times per week for eight weeks. The neck pain · pressure pain threshold · range of motion, and disability index were measured at the 1st, 8th, and 10th week at follow up, then analyzed with an analysis of variance(ANOVA) using the SPSS program.
Results: The total number of study participants was 37 (experimental group 19, mean age 34.6±5.3, control group 18, mean
age 35.7±4.9). The comparison and analysis of change in VAS, the pressure pain threshold, and the range of motion except the extension (p>.05) revealed a statistically significant decrease between groups over eight weeks and follow up measurement (p<.01). Regarding the within the group differences, the right side of the neck pressure pain threshold showed a statistically significant decrease over eight weeks in the control group (p<.01). The right and left lateral flexion, and the right and left rotation were statistically significant for the experimental group over eight weeks and follow up measurement, but only the left lateral flexion (p<.05) for the control group over eight weeks. The neck disability index showed a slight decrease but this was not satistically significant for the between-grop or the within-group differences (p>.05).
Conclusion: The intervention of suboccipital muscle inhibition and a neck muscle stabilization exercise are more beneficial for neck pain and the range of motion than the application of suboccipital muscle inhibition alone.
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KEYWORD
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cervical stabilized exercise, disability index, suboccipital muscle inhibition technique
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