Trial reportScientific reports2018
Neck-specific exercise improves impaired interactions between ventral neck muscles in chronic whiplash: A randomized controlled ultrasound study.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of neck-specific exercises on trapezius muscle function in chronic whiplash-associated disorders: a longitudinal case-control study using ultrasound and speckle-tracking analyses.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- The Treatment of Cervicogenic Headache with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Exercise Therapy: A Randomized Control Trial Evaluating Functional Outcomes.NeuroRehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Effect of neck-specific exercises with and without internet support on cervical range of motion and neck muscle endurance in chronic whiplash-associated disorders: analysis of functional outcomes of a randomized controlled trial.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2024Trial
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- Efficacy of Neck-Specific Exercise With Internet Support Versus Neck-Specific Exercise at a Physiotherapy Clinic in Chronic Whiplash-Associated Disorders: Multicenter Randomized Controlled Noninferiority Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Trial
- Cervical musculoskeletal, physical and psychological factors associated with ongoing dizziness in patients with whiplash associated disorder, 12 months after undertaking a neck specific or general exercise intervention.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Trial
- Confirming the geography of fatty infiltration in the deep cervical extensor muscles in whiplash recovery.Scientific reports · 2020Trial
- Quantifying Impairments in the Subacute Phase of Whiplash Associated Disorders-A Cross-Sectional Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Effects of Cervical Manipulation Compared with a Conventional Physiotherapy Program for Patients with Acute Whiplash Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Neck muscle function improves after neck exercises in individuals with whiplash-associated disorders: a case-control ultrasound study with speckle-tracking analyses.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Results of neck-specific exercise for altered postural sway in individuals with chronic whiplash-associated disorders: a longitudinal case-control study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The effect of a neck-specific exercise program on cervical kinesthesia for patients with chronic whiplash-associated disorders: a case-control study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Evaluation of implementation and effectiveness of neck-specific exercise for persistent disability and pain after whiplash injury: study protocol for a randomized controlled study using a hybrid 2 design.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Pathophysiology behind prolonged whiplash associated disorders: study protocol for an experimental study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2019Article
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Abstract
Chronic pain and disability is common in whiplash-associated disorders (WAD), leading to personal suffering, sick leave, and social cost. The cervical spine is heavily dependent on muscular support and whiplash injury can cause damage to the neck muscles, but diagnostic tools to measure neck muscle impairment and evaluate exercise interventions are lacking. Therefore, the present study investigated ventral neck muscle interactions in 26 individuals with chronic WAD randomized to neck-specific exercise (NSE) or remaining on a waiting list (WL) in 3 months. We performed real-time, non-invasive ultrasound measurements with speckle tracking analysis and calculated the deformation area and deformation rate in three ventral neck muscles. Multivariate statistics were used to analyse interactions between the muscles. After 3 months of NSE, significant improvements were observed in neck muscle interactions and pain intensity in the NSE group compared to the WL group. Thus, this study demonstrates that non-invasive ultrasound can be a diagnostic tool for muscle impairment and used to evaluate exercise interventions in WAD and stands to make a breakthrough for better management in chronic WAD.
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