Trial reportZeitschrift fur Rheumatologie2024
Effect of cervical stabilization exercises on cervical position error in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: a randomized controlled pilot study.
Trial report in Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07477145 (Effect of Body Mind Exercises and Specific Neck Exercises in Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.
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Effect of Body Mind Exercises and Specific Neck Exercises in Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of video-based cervical stabilization home exercises in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized controlled pilot study.Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie · 2024Trial
- Decoding pain in axial spondyloarthritis: Mechanisms, management, and future directions.Best practice & research. Clinical rheumatology · 2026Review
- Comparison of Neck Muscle Thickness via Ultrasound in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis and Healthy Controls.Archives of rheumatology · 2026Article
- How Do Fear-Avoidance and Catastrophizing Pain Beliefs Affect Functional Status and Disease Activity in Axial Spondyloarthritis?Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Observational
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the effect of cervical stabilization exercises on cervical position error in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). MATERIALS AND
methodsThirty-nine patients with axSpA were randomly allocated to two groups as exercise group (n = 20, 11 males) and control group (n = 19, 12 males). The exercise group performed a progressive home-based cervical stabilization exercise program, while the control group did not receive any exercise intervention. To control exercise adherence and progression, text messages and video instructions were delivered via a freeware and cross-platform messaging service on a weekly basis. All patients were evaluated regarding physical characteristics, disease activity (Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index), functional status (Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index), and spinal mobility (Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index). Cervical position error was evaluated in flexion, extension, rotation, and lateral flexion directions. All evaluations were performed at baseline and after 6 weeks.
resultsBaseline physical and disease-related characteristics were similar between the groups (p > 0.05). After 6 weeks, significant improvements were observed in cervical position error in all directions in the exercise group (p < 0.05), whereas no improvements were detected in the control group (p > 0.05).
conclusionA 6-week home-based cervical stabilization exercise program seems to be beneficial for improving impaired cervical proprioception in patients with axSpA.
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