Immidate Effect of Instrument Assited Soft Tissue Mobilization Technique on Chronic Neck Pain

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Chronic neck pain causes errors in joint position. There are studies in the literature suggesting that the application of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization improves the sense of joint position. There are no studies that acutely examine this practice on joint position sense and pain in the cervical region. As a result of our study, we will investigate the effects of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization in a single session on perception of pain and joint position.

Official Title
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Immidate Effect of Instrument Assited Soft Tissue Mobilization Technique on Pain and Joint Position Sense in Individuals With Chronic Neck Pain

Conditions
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Neck Pain

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization
* Other: Sham


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: • Being diagnosed with chronic neck pain, To be in the age range of 18-65. Exclusion Criteria: • Those taking any analgesic medication Those with acute injury or infection, Those with open wounds, Osteoporosis, Broken, Hematoma, Those with acute cardiac, liver and kidney problems, Those with connective tissue disease, Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, Cancer, Those with circulation problems, Those with peripheral vascular disease, Epilepsy, Surgery history in the cervical area

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization<br>In the application group, Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization will be applied to the Trapezius and Sternocleideomastoideus muscles for 90 seconds. | Other: Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization<br>* Bilateral Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization application will be applied in a single session to the trapezius and sternocleideomastoideus muscles.<br>|
| Sham Comparator: Sham Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization<br>In the sham application group, 90 degrees to 90 seconds will be applied to the Trapezius and Sternocleideomastoideus muscles without applying pressure. | Other: Sham<br>* Bilateral sham Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization application will be applied in a single session to the trapezius and sternocleideomastoideus muscles.<br>|
| No Intervention: Control<br>No application will be made to the control group. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change from Baseline Cervical Pain at 2 minutes | Pain will be evaluated with Visual Analog Scale. | Baseline and 2 minutes after intervention | 
| Change from Baseline Joint Position Sense at 2 minutes | Joint Position Sense will be evaluated Cervical Range of Motion Device | Baseline and 2 minutes after intervention | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Neck Pain, Joint Position Sense, Soft Tissue, Mobilization