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ArticleJournal of physical therapy science2016

Effect of thoracic manipulation and deep craniocervical flexor training on pain, mobility, strength, and disability of the neck of patients with chronic nonspecific neck pain: a randomized clinical trial.

Kwan-Woo Lee, Won-Ho Kim

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Article in Journal of physical therapy science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 14 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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14citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05618951 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Transverse Thoracic Mobilization With and Without Lower Trapezius Strengthening Exercises on Pain, Disability and Range of Motion in Patients With Mechanical Neck Pain

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2022 to 2023Enrolled42ConditionsMechanical Neck PainArmsLower Trapezius Strengthening Exercises
NCT05856006 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Upper Trapezius Stretching With and Without Mid Lower Trapezius Strenghthening Exercises on Pain, Disability and Quality of Life in Female Desk Workers With Trapezius Myalgia

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2023 to 2023Enrolled40ConditionsTrapezius MyalgiaArmsupper trapezius stretching plus neck isometrics, upper trapezius stretching with mid-lower trapezius strengthening exercises plus neck isometrics
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Effectiveness and safety of thoracic manipulation in the treatment of neck pain: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kwan-Woo LeeDepartment of Physical Therapy, College of Health and Therapy, Daegu Haany University, Republic of Korea.
Won-Ho KimDepartment of Physical Therapy, Ulsan College: 101 Bongsuro, Don-gu, Ulsan 682-715, Republic of Korea.
Daegu Haany University · KRUlsan College · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

[Purpose] To investigate the effects of thoracic manipulation and deep craniocervical flexor training on the muscle strength and endurance, range of motion, and the disability index of the neck of patients with chronic nonspecific neck pain. [Subjects and Methods] Forty-six patients with chronic neck pain participated. They received an intervention for 35 minutes a day, three times a week for 10 weeks. Subjects were randomly assigned to one control and two experimental groups: group A (thoracic manipulation combined with deep craniocervical flexor training, n=16), group B (deep craniocervical flexor training, n=15), and group C (active self-exercise as a control group, n=15). Muscle strength and endurance, pain, neck disability index, and range of motion of the cervical and thoracic spine were measured before and after the intervention. [Results] Group A showed significant increases in muscle strength, endurance, and cervical and thoracic range of motion, and significant decreases in the pain and neck disability index, compared with groups B and C. [Conclusion] Although deep craniocervical flexor training is effective at improving neck function, thoracic manipulation combined with deep craniocervical flexor training was a more effective intervention for pain relief and improving the range of motion, muscle function, and neck disability of patients with nonspecific chronic neck pain.

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Deep craniocervical flexorNeck painThoracic manipulation

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PMID26957752
PMCPMC4755998
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