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Strength and endurance training decrease pain in women with neck problems.
2003 JUN 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women with chronic, nonspecific neck pain may find some relief from strength or endurance training, according to a new study.
Neck pain has been the most common chief complaint among working-age women visiting their physicians. In a Canadian study, 54% of the general population had experienced neck pain during the previous 6 months, and approximately 5% were highly disabled by neck pain.
Jari Ylinen, MD, from the Jyvaskyla Central Hospital, Finland, and colleagues investigated the effect of intensive isometric neck strength training and lighter endurance training of neck muscles in rehabilitation of women with chronic, nonspecific neck pain. Their findings were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
A total of 180 female office workers were recruited from various workplaces through their respective occupational health care systems to participate in the study. They ranged in age from 25-53 years, had full-time jobs, were motivated for rehabilitation, and had constant or frequently occurring neck pain for more than 6 months.
The participants were randomly assigned to either two training groups or to a control group, with 60 patients in each group. The endurance training group performed dynamic neck exercises, including lifting the head up from lying down (on their back; supine) or face-down (prone) positions. The strength training group performed high-intensity isometric (muscular ...
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