Manual therapy versus therapeutic exercise in non-specific chronic neck pain: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

• Published in: Current controlled trials in cardiovascular medicine Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 487 - 6
• Main Authors: Bernal-Utrera, Carlos, González-Gerez, Juan José, Saavedra-Hernandez, Manuel, Lérida-Ortega, Miguel Ángel, Rodríguez-Blanco, Cleofás
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 09.08.2019; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Analysis; Care and treatment; Chronic pain; Chronic Pain - therapy; Clinical trials; Double-Blind Method; Exercise; Exercise therapy; Exercise Therapy - methods; Humans; Manipulative therapy; Middle Aged; Musculoskeletal manipulations; Musculoskeletal Manipulations - methods; Neck pain; Neck Pain - therapy; Nervous system; Patients; Physical therapy; Physical therapy specialty; Postural stability; Proprioception; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Study Protocol; Vertigo; Young Adult; United States > US; Neck pain; Musculoskeletal manipulations; Physical therapy specialty; Postural stability; Chronic pain; Exercise therapy

The underlying mechanisms of non-specific chronic neck pain relapses are not clear, but they could be associated with a deficit and alteration of neck muscles propioception that play a decisive role in cervical joint position, motor control of the head, and postural stability. Numerous treatments fo...