The Effect of Joint Mobilization and Deep Cervical Flexor Training Applied to the Neck on Muscle Tone and Pain in Adults with Non-Specific Neck Pain

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of cervical mobilization and deep cervical flexor training on muscle tone and pain in adults with non-specific neck pain. Using the Neck Disorder Index (NDI), 30 patients in the normal group and 30 patients in the neck pain group were classified, and comparisons were made between groups to clearly select subjects and identify the characteristics of non-specific neck pain. For 30 adults with non-specific neck pain, each was classified into the joint mobilization group, the deep cervical flexor training group, or the mixed group, and training was conducted twice a week for 10 minutes each for 4 weeks. As a result of comparing normal subjects with adults with non-specific neck pain, there was a significant difference only in the sternocleidomastoid muscle (p<.05). As a result of comparing the tone between groups, there was a significant difference in upper trapezius, sternocleidomastoid, levator scapulae (p<.05). And there was no significant in all three groups in the comparison of pain (p>.05). As a result of comparing the tone between groups, there was a significant difference in all muscles (p<.05), and there was no significant difference in all three groups in the comparison of pain between groups (p>.05).