Effects of exercise therapy using elastic bands on strength and pain in women with non-specific neck pain: A randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cervical pain has a high incidence and worldwide socio-economic effect. Its incidence is lower in men than in women. Conservative and non-pharmacological therapeutic options include strength training. Elastic bands are commonly used in physiotherapy clinics for strength work in patients. Consequently, the objective of this research was to analyse the efficacy of an exercise therapy programme using elastic bands on decreasing pain and increasing strength of the neck flexor musculature, cervical extensor, and scapular stabilizing musculature in women suffering from non-specific cervical pain.

Methods

A randomised clinical trial was carried out with 35 subjects with non-specific neck pain (age = 51.7 ± 9.5 and baseline intensity of pain in Visual Analogue Scale = 52.

SUBMITTER: Hernandez-Lucas P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10695995 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature