Self-administered physical exercise training as treatment of neck and shoulder pain among military helicopter pilots and crew: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neck pain is frequent among military helicopter pilots and crew-members, and pain may influence individual health and work performance. The aim of this study was to examine if an exercise intervention could reduce neck pain among helicopter pilots and crew-members.

Methods

Thirty-one pilots and thirty-eight crew-members were randomized to either an exercise-training-group (n = 35) or a reference-group (n = 34). The exercise-training-group received 20-weeks of specific neck/shoulder training. The reference-group received no training.

Primary outcome

Intensity of neck pain previous 3-months (scale 0-10).

Secondary outcomes

additional neck/shoulder pain intensity variables and pressure-pain-threshold in the trapezius muscle (TRA) and upper-neck-extensor

SUBMITTER: Murray M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5383986 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature