Observation of the effect of two rehabilitation treatments to staff in office with cervical spondylosis

Abstract

Objective To observe the effects of two rehabilitation programs to staff in office with cervical spondylosis, and to explore the appropriate rehabilitation program for this group of people. Methods There were 37 office personnel with cervical spondylosis were selected by the inclusion criteria.They were randomly divided into treatment group A(once a week, n=17) and treatment group B (once a week, n=20) according to the random number table method.The treatment group A took middle frequency electrotherapy and infrared therapy, while the treatment group B took tuina manipulation.The changes of visual analogue scale (VAS) and cervical range of movement (ROM) were observed after 10 weeks of treatment. Results Compared with before treatment, the VAS scores of the two treatment groups decreased with statistically significant difference after 10 weeks of treatment(tA=12.91, tB=13.88, all P 0.05). Compared with before treatment, the cervical ROM of the two groups increased significantly after treatment(tA anteflexion=-4.59, tA posterior extension=-5.13, tA left flexion=-4.24, tA right flexion=-3.25, tA left circumflexion=-7.13, tA right circumflexion=-7.47, tB anteflexion=-5.85, tB posterior extension=-7.28, tB left flexion=-8.64, tB right flexion=-8.38, tB left circumflexion=-11.72, tB right circumflexion=-11.95, all P 0.05). Conclusion The two kinds of rehabilitation programs can relieve the neck pain of the office personnel, but treatment group B is better than treatment group A in increasing cervical ROM. Key words: Rehabilitation; Spinal diseases; Cervical vertebra; Office management