The Effect of Slump Technique Method against Pain Changes with Patient in Non-Specific Neck Pain

Abstract

Non-specific neck pain is common cause of neck pain due to poor posture and mechanical disorder included pain following whiplash injury that not includes bone injury and neurological deficit. The study aims to determine the effectiveness of nerve mobilization by slump technique toward changes in the non-specific neck pain patients. The study was used quasi-experimental with time-series experimental design. The samples were 20 patients who met the inclusion criteria were patients seeking treatment at Blora and Cepu hospitals with neck pain and positive pain by slump technique with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). The result showed 3 times of slump technique was not significant influence toward non-specific neck pain patients, p=0.025, while there was significant influence of 6 times of slump technique toward non-specific neck pain patients, p=0.000. No patient has improved condition or persistent pain after neural mobilization by slump technique method. These results indicated there was an effect of giving slump technique toward the non-specific neck patients’ pain level.