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Trial reportSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Effectiveness of a Telerehabilitation-Based Exercise Program in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain-A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Laura Guerra-Arencibia, Cristina Santana-Déniz, Daniel Pecos-Martín, Samuel Fernández-Carnero, Nerea de Miguel-Hernando, Alexander Achalandabaso-Ochoa, Daniel Rodríguez-Almagro

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Trial report in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Laura Guerra-ArencibiaDepartment of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Alcalá, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, Spain.
Cristina Santana-DénizDepartment of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Alcalá, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, Spain.
Daniel Pecos-MartínDepartment of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Alcalá, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-8690-0998
Samuel Fernández-CarneroDepartment of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Alcalá, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2893-1627
Nerea de Miguel-HernandoDepartment of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Alcalá, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2313-4688
Alexander Achalandabaso-OchoaDepartment of Health Sciences, Campus las Lagunillas, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1989-2988
Daniel Rodríguez-AlmagroDepartment of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almería, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120 Almería, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6814-1091

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNon-specific chronic neck pain is a prevalent musculoskeletal disorder with a significant impact on individuals' quality of life. The lack of consensus on effective therapeutic management complicates the establishment of standardized treatment protocols. Home exercise programs have yielded positive results. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a telerehabilitation program distributed through videoconferencing for patients with non-specific chronic neck pain compared to a home-based exercise program.

methodsA randomized controlled trial was conducted involving 36 participants who were divided into two groups: the experimental group (n = 18) received manual therapy combined with telerehabilitation, while the home-based group (n = 18) received the same manual therapy treatment along with recommendations for home exercises. Key outcome measures, including neck-related disability, kynesiophobia, anxiety and depression, pain intensity, pressure pain threshold, quality of life, and adherence to self-treatment, were evaluated at baseline and post-treatment.

resultsNo statistically significant differences were observed between groups. However, both groups demonstrated improvements in all study variables except for the mental component of quality of life immediately post-treatment.

conclusionsAfter eight weeks of manual therapy and exercise, both the telerehabilitation and home-based exercise programs resulted in significant improvements in disability, pain, and kynesiophobia, indicating that telerehabilitation is as effective as home-based exercise.

Indexed as

Chronic PainExercise TherapyNeck PainQuality of LifeTelerehabilitationAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedTreatment Outcomechronic paindisabilityexercisemanual therapyneck painnon-specific chronic neck paintelerehabilitation

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PMCPMC11679994

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