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Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2018

Effects of combining ergonomic interventions and motor control exercises on muscle activity and kinematics in people with work-related neck-shoulder pain.

Sharon M H Tsang, Billy C L So, Rufina W L Lau, Jie Dai, Grace P Y Szeto

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In one paragraph

Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06051799 (Effects of Pressure Release of Myofascial Trigger Points on Mechanical Neck Pain. Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial.), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06051799 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Pressure Release of Myofascial Trigger Points on Mechanical Neck Pain. Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial.

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversidad Complutense de MadridRan2023 to 2024Enrolled104ConditionsMyofascial Pain Syndrome of Neck, Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial, Myofacial PainArmsMyofascial trigger points pressure release, Therapeutic exercise and postural hygiene
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Preventive factors against work-related musculoskeletal disorders: narrative review.Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMT · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sharon M H TsangDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, SAR, China.
Billy C L SoDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, SAR, China.
Rufina W L LauDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, SAR, China.
Jie DaiDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, SAR, China.
Grace P Y SzetoDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, SAR, China. grace.szeto@polyu.edu.hk.
Hong Kong Polytechnic University · HK

Funding

Food and Health Bureau 10111841
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study compared the effects of "Ergomotor" intervention and conventional physiotherapy, on influencing the motor control in the neck-shoulder region in people with work-related neck-shoulder pain (WRNSP).

methods101 patients (age range 20-54 years) diagnosed with chronic WRNSP were randomized into control (CO) group (n = 50) and Ergomotor (EM) group (n = 51). Each group received a 12-week intervention. Participants in CO group received treatment for pain relief and general exercises. EM group received individualized motor control training and advice of ergonomic modifications at their workplaces.

resultsAt post-intervention, EM group showed significant reduction of bilateral upper trapezius muscle activity during active neck movements (left: 40-35%, right: 35-27%) and functional tasks such as lifting a weight forward-backward (left: 31-21%, right: 22-14%) and upward-downward (left: 26-23%, right: 20-13%). Cervical erector spinae also showed significant decrease in muscle activity during some phases of the functional tasks (left: 13-6%, right: 10-2%). In contrast, CO group did not show such changes in muscle activity at post-intervention. EM group also showed significant increase in movement velocity and acceleration during active neck movements in all directions (from 18 to 31%), while CO group only showed significant increase in movement velocity in some directions. Both groups reported significant but similar reduction in pain scores, at post-intervention and 1-year follow-up.

conclusionsThe present results provided some evidence to support the positive and sustainable benefits of integrating motor control training into the workplace postures and motions.

Indexed as

Exercise TherapyAdultBiomechanical PhenomenaErgonomicsExerciseFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMusculoskeletal PainNeckNeck PainPhysical Therapy ModalitiesPostureShoulderShoulder PainElectromyographyErgonomicsKinematicsMotor controlNeck pain

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PMID29335773
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