Trial reportInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2017
Comparison of the effectiveness of resistance training in women with chronic computer-related neck pain: a randomized controlled study.
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- Pooled it
- Attention to Progression Principles and Variables of Exercise Prescription in Workplace-Related Resistance Training Interventions: A Systematic Review of Controlled Trials.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Enhancing the Management of Non-Specific Neck Pain through Gamification: Design and Efficacy of a Health Application.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Efficacy of chronic neck pain self-treatment using press needles: a randomized controlled clinical trial.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of isometric exercises on disability and pain of cervical spondylosis: a randomized controlled trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Profiling and Association over Time between Disability and Pain Features in Patients with Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain: A Longitudinal Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Prevalence and risk factors of self-reported wrist and hand symptoms and clinically confirmed carpal tunnel syndrome among office workers in China: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Health-Related Physical Fitness Benefits in Sedentary Women Employees after an Exercise Intervention with Zumba FitnessInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Concurrent and Construct Validation of a New Scale for Rating Perceived Exertion during Elastic Resistance Training in The Elderly.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2020Article
- Prospective Views for Whey Protein and/or Resistance Training Against Age-related Sarcopenia.Aging and disease · 2019Review
- Abnormal brain white matter in patients with right trigeminal neuralgia: a diffusion tensor imaging study.The journal of headache and pain · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundChronic computer-related neck pain is common among office workers. Studies have proposed neck strengthening exercise as a therapy to pain relieving and function improvement. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of different loading resistance trainings and we hypothesized that women with work-related neck pain could benefit more from progressive resistance training for pain and function recovery.
methodsA randomized controlled trial was conducted and subjects characterized by monotonous jobs were recruited. One hundred and nine employed women with chronic neck pain were randomly allocated into three groups, namely, progressive resistance training (PRT), fixed resistance training (FRT), and control group (CG). In PRT and FRT, four exercises for neck muscles with an elastic rubber band were performed on regular basis for 6 weeks. The therapeutic effectiveness was then evaluated at pretreatment, 2, 4, and 6 weeks during training period, and 3-month posttreatment. Assessment tools included visual analog scale (VAS), Neck Disability Index (NDI), pressure pain threshold (PPT), and maximal isometric neck strength.
resultsThe outcomes were significantly better in PRT and FRT than those in CG at 6-week timepoint and 3-month follow-up (p = 0.000), in terms of VAS, NDI, PPT, and neck muscle strength. Besides, there were statistically significant decreases observed in VAS scores of PRT group compared with those in FRT at 4-, 6-week timepoints, and 3-month follow-up (p < 0.05).
conclusionsThe neck resistance training was an effective method for pain relieving, mobility improving, pain threshold, and neck muscle strength enhancing in women with chronic computer-related neck pain. Thus, our study provided evidence that women with work-related neck pain might benefit more from PRT, which may have important implications for future clinical practice.
trial registrationThe study was qualified and registered in the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry as ChiCTR-TRC-12002723.
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