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Trial reportArchives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery2024

Synchronous and asynchronous telerehabilitation methods produce similar benefits in individuals with non-specific neck pain.

Eren Timurtaş, Halit Selçuk, Ekin Uğur Canöz, Mehmet Inceer, Suat Batar, İlkşan Demirbüken, Mine Gülden Polat

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Trial report in Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Telerehabilitation for neck pain.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Eren TimurtaşDepartment of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Halit SelçukDepartment of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey. selcukhalit@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2760-4130
Ekin Uğur CanözDepartment of Physiotherapy, Vocational School of Health Services, Fenerbahçe University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Mehmet InceerPatient Centered Solutions, IQVIA, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Suat BatarDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey.
İlkşan DemirbükenDepartment of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Mine Gülden PolatDepartment of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Marmara University · TRFenerbahçe University · TRMcGill University Health Centre · CAÜmraniye Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionEvidence exists on clinical benefits of synchronous and asynchronous telerehabilitation for patients with non-specific neck pain (NSNP); however, limited studies are comparing synchronous and asynchronous telerehabilitation (TR) programs in this population. The aim of this study was to estimate the relative effectiveness of an 8-week synchronous or asynchronous TR in improving pain, functional disability, kinesiophobia, and mobility in patients with NSNP. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis was a randomized, controlled clinical trial carried out on 60 individuals with NSNP. Participants were randomly assigned to synchronous TR group (n = 30) or asynchronous TR group (n = 30) that received the same exercise program for 8 weeks. Pain measured by Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), disability measured by Neck Disability Index (NDI), kinesiophobia measured by Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK), and cervical range of motion were used as outcome measures. Assessments were performed at baseline, 4th week, 8th week, and 16th week.

resultsThe analysis showed a significant effect of time and significant interaction between group and time in NPRS, NDI, TSK, and cervical mobility scores (p < 0.05), yet the group effect was not significant (p > 0.05). There were no significant differences between the groups at all time points (p > 0.05) except for cervical right lateral flexion at 8th week (p = 0.036).

conclusionTelerehabilitation technologies are expanding at a rapid rate, and it is essential to understand the outcomes produced using these technologies in health conditions. This study showed that synchronous and asynchronous telerehabilitation produces similar results in patients with NSNP, supporting that either method can be used interchangeably.

Indexed as

Neck PainTelerehabilitationExerciseExercise TherapyHumansOutcome Assessment, Health CareAsynchronousNon-specific neck painSynchronousTelerehabilitation

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PMID37812269
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