TY  - JOUR
TI  - Effects of scapular stabilization exercises in patients of chronic neck pain
with scapular dyskinesis: A quasi-experimental study
AB  - Objectives: This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of scapular stabilization exercises in patients with chronic neck pain and
scapular dyskinesis.
Patients and methods: This single-center, prospective study included a total of 36 patients (17 males, 19 females; mean age: 41±12.8
years; range, 25 to 57 years) with chronic neck pain and scapular dyskinesis between April 2018 and September 2018. The patients
were randomly assigned to three treatment groups. Group 1 (n=13) consisted of those receiving scapular stabilization exercises by a
physiotherapy specialist control in addition to the routine physiotherapy and rehabilitation program; Group 2 (n=12) consisted of those
receiving the routine physiotherapy and rehabilitation program in addition to scapular stabilization exercises in-home training program;
and Group 3 (n=11) consisted of those receiving the routine physiotherapy and rehabilitation program alone. The assessments were made
using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire (NPQ).
Results: Significant differences were found in the pre- and post-treatment VAS scores, and Group 1 and Group 2 created this significant
difference (p<0.05). A significant difference was also observed in the pre- and post-treatment NPQ scores among the groups (p<0.05).
Group 1 showed the most significant improvement of the NPQ scores (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Our study results suggest that addition of scapular stabilization exercises to the routine physiotherapy components may be an
effective method for improving pain and functional results.
AU  - ÇOLAK, Cemil
AU  - ALTAY, ZUHAL
AU  - toy, şeyma
AU  - Avcı, Zeynep Tuğçe
AU  - KIZILAY, FATMA
AU  - Ozdemir, Filiz
DO  - 10.5606/tftrd.2021.6775
PY  - 2021
JO  - Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
VL  - 67
IS  - 1
SN  - 2587-0823
SP  - 77
EP  - 83
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/512310
ER  -