Effect of Core Stability Exercise in Patients with Neckpain

Abstract

Background: Pain is the most common symptom of which the human kind complaints. Neck pain is thesecond common condition cause of time off work after low back pain. According to 18% of the responders,the cause of their symptoms was unknown. The most frequently reported causes were ascribed to workingconditions (29%), tension: stress (29%) and a poor posture (21%). Sitting at work for more than 95% of theworking time seems to be a risk factor for neck pain.Aims and Objectives: To study the effectiveness of conventional physical therapy in patients with neckpain and to study the additive effect of core stability exercises on conventional physical therapy in patientswith neck pain.Materials and Methods: Study included 30 (Thirty) patients with chronic case of non-specific neck painbetween age group of 18-40 years. They were divided into 2 groups: Group A (Conventional therapy +Core stability exercises group) included 15 patients and Group B (Conventional therapy group) included 15patients by random sampling. The patients were treated for a period of 1 month. Pain was assessed by VisualAnalogue Scale, neck function was measured by Neck Disability Index and deep neck flexor strength wasmeasured by craniocervical flexion test.Results: Results showed that there was significant difference in VAS (P< 0.0001), NDI (P=0.002) and deepneck flexor strength (p< 0.0001) between Group A and B.Conclusion: Core stability exercise along with conventional physiotherapy was found to be more effectivein patients with chronic non-specific neck pain. So, these interventions can be applied in clinical setup incombination with conventional treatment for the better and long term improvements.