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Both endurance training and strength training reduced disability and pain in chronic non-specific neck pain in women

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebm.8.6.184

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    (2003) JAMA 289, 2509. Ylinen J, Takala EP, Nykänen M, et al.. Active neck muscle training in the treatment of chronic neck pain in women: a randomized controlled trial.. ;. :. –16.
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 QUESTION: In women with chronic non-specific neck pain, does intensive isometric neck strength training or lighter endurance training of neck muscles reduce pain and disability?

    Design

    Randomised {allocation concealed*}†, blinded {data collectors, outcome assessors, data analysts, data safety and monitoring committee, and manuscript writers}†,* controlled trial with 1 year of follow up.

    Setting

    Occupational healthcare services in Finland.

    Patients

    180 female office workers 25–53 years of age (mean age 46 y) who were permanent employees, had constant or frequently occurring neck pain for >6 months, and were motivated to continue working and receive rehabilitation. Exclusion criteria included severe disorders of the cervical spine, frequent migraine, peripheral nerve entrapment, fibromyalgia, shoulder diseases, and inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Follow up was 98% at 1 year.

    Intervention

    Women were allocated to 1 of 3 groups: strength training (n=60), endurance training (n=60), and control (n=60). Training regimens consisted of 5 …

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    Footnotes

    • Source of funding: Social Insurance Institution, Helsinki, Finland.

    • For correspondence: Dr J Ylinen, Jyväskylä Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland. jari.ylinen{at}ksshp.fi

    • Abstract and commentary also appear in ACP Journal Club.

    • ↵* See glossary.

    • ↵† Information provided by author.