Mobility of the cervical spine in office workers: an osteopathic approach.
Item
- Title
- Mobility of the cervical spine in office workers: an osteopathic approach.
- Author(s)
- VOETS EVELIEN
- Abstract
- BACKGROUND: Disorders of the musculoskeletal system are prevalent in office workers. Computer workers are more likely to develop chronic neck pain. Decreased neck rotation was found to be a risk factor for neck-shoulder symptoms. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to investigate the short-term effect of strain-counterstrain (SCS) techniques on the dominant upper limb in office workers on cervical rotational mobility and disability. METHODS: In this single blind study, office workers (n=48) were divided by a stratified randomization into two groups. Twenty four office workers who received SCS techniques on the dominant upper limb were compared with 24 office workers who got a placebo intervention by palpating well-described anatomical points. One treatment session was given and after one week the measurements were done. Neck disability index measured disability and the CROM device was used for the evaluation of cervical rotation mobility. RESULTS: A significant improvement was shown in the experimental and placebo group for cervical rotation mobility left (Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test, p<0.001) and right (Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test, p<0.001). Only in the experimental group a significant improvement in NDI (Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test, p<0.001) was found. Comparing the experimental and placebo group, a treatment effect after one week was found in the experimental group for cervical rotation left and right (ANCOVA, p<0.001), but not for the NDI (ANCOVA, p=0.085). DISCUSSION: In this study, cervical rotation right had a significant larger preliminary amplitude in experimental group compared to placebo group (Mann-Whitney U test, p=0.023). The study was underpowered. CONCLUSION: In this study lacking power the SCS on the dominant upper limb resulted in a significant short-term improvement of cervical rotation mobility in office workers compared to placebo.
- presented at
- FICO
- Date Accepted
- 2019
- Date Submitted
- 26.4.2019 15:38:33
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Number of pages
- 84
- Submitted by:
- 4439
- Pub-Identifier
- 16452
- Inst-Identifier
- 1169
- Keywords
- disability, neck pain, computer workers, range of motion, questionnaire, soft tissue
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- 1
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- Thesis
VOETS EVELIEN, “Mobility of the cervical spine in office workers: an osteopathic approach.”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 5, 2024, https://www.osteopathic-research.com/s/orw/item/1996