New Methodological Approaches In The Rehabilitation Of Patients With Cervical Osteoarthritis

Abstract

Cervical osteoarthritis is a painful chronic arthroplasty that worsens over time and it is ongoing, being considered one of the leading causes of disability nationally and internationally. Cervical intervertebral disc degeneration leads to neck pain, worsened by movement, accompanied by joint stiffness and limitation of joint range of motion. The aim of this study was to investigate how effective is the application of kinetic techniques using our own methodology within a selected group of patients who had cervical osteoarthritis, as compared to the control sample, who underwent a classic kinetic treatment. Therapeutic approach was done individually, taking account of patients' clinical and functional status, using combinations of dynamic kinetic techniques and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation. To conclude, application of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation techniques, in addition to a classic kinetic program, to patients with cervical osteoarthritis and organisation of the recovery program by a properly established methodology is more effective than application of just a classical program for a period of 24 weeks.