ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Is Cervical Stabilization Exercise Immediately Effective in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain and Upper Cervical Spine Dysfunction? Randomized Controlled Trial.
Article in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06642233 (Relationships Among Cervical Functional Test in Patients With Unspecific Neck Pain), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Relationships Among Cervical Functional Test in Patients With Unspecific Neck Pain: a Descriptive and Correlation Study
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
- The majority of clinical trials assessing mobilization and manipulation for neck pain lack a pragmatic approach: a systematic review of 174 trials.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of spinal manipulation combined with cervical kinetic chain training on neck muscle function in cervical vertigo: a preliminary prospective controlled study.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Trial
- Return to cycling protocol after chronic coccydynia: a case report.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2025Article
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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Purpose: To compare the effectiveness of a single exercise session with manual therapy techniques in the segments of the upper cervical spine (C0−1, C1−2 and C2−3), against a single exercise session in patients with chronic neck pain and mobility deficits in the upper cervical spine. Methods: A single-blind randomized controlled trial was performed. Fifty-eight patients were recruited (29 for the manual therapy and exercise group and 29 for the exercise group) who presented chronic neck pain and upper cervical spine dysfunction. The exercise focused on the deep muscles. The manual therapy combined manipulations and mobilizations with these exercises. Cervical range of motion, flexion-rotation test, pressure pain threshold and pain intensity were measured by a blind evaluator before and after the intervention. Results: Compared to pre-intervention, after intervention, the exercise group was significantly lower in terms of the range of motion, flexion-rotation test, and pressure pain threshold (p < 0.05). The manual therapy and exercise group improved in upper cervical flexion, the flexion-rotation test and intensity of pain (p < 0.05). Conclusions: It may be necessary to normalize the mobility of the upper cervical spine before cervical stabilization training, in patients with chronic neck pain and mobility deficits in the upper cervical spine.
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