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Pressure Biofeedback on Deep Cervical Flexor Muscles
Sponsor: Istinye University
Summary
This study aims to reduce mechanical neck pain and improve deep cervical flexor muscle endurance by using pressure biofeedback training for school educators to improve their job satisfaction and quality of life. The main question is Can adding Pressure Biofeedback training to the General musculoskeletal Exercise Increase Deep Cervical Flexor Muscle Endurance , Functional Disability and reduce Pain than only implementing General Musculoskeletal Exercise in School Teachers ? Researcher will Compare General Musculoskeletal Exercise Treatment with a General Musculoskeletal exercise Treatment including Pressure Biofeedback Training Participants will: 1- undergo this trial for 8 weeks 2 - Three times per week for 30 minute per session
Official title: The Investigation of the Effect of Pressure Biofeedback on the Endurance of Deep Cervical Flexor Muscles in School Teachers With Mechanical Neck Pain : A Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
22 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2026-04-10
Completion Date
2026-06-15
Last Updated
2026-04-17
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Pressure Biofeedback Training
intervention group participants will receive pressure biofeedback training in addition to general musculoskeletal training. This will occur three times a week for 20 minutes over an 8-week period. Sessions begin with a 5-minute warm-up consisting of neck stretching. This was done to prepare for the pressure biofeedback, which will increase the strength of the neck. Participants lay supine with the neck in a neutral position, A stabilizer pressure biofeedback unit (Chattanooga Group, Hixson, TN) is placed under the cervical lordosis and inflated to 20 mmHg using a pressure sensor. The therapist then stands beside the participant and instruct them to nod their head slowly at their own speed. When the DCFM are activated, they make the cervical lordosis a little flatter. In this study, this change is measured as a change in pressure measured by the sensor. The activation scores are calculated as the highest pressure that participants could maintain for 10 seconds.
General Musculoskeletal Exercise
These exercises will be applied three times a week for 30 minutes over an 8-week time period. General musculoskeletal exercise: 10 minutes stretching, 15 minutes strengthening, and 5 minutes posture correction and proprioception exercises with elastic ball against the wall.
Locations (1)
Özel Ihsan Atakent Okulları
Istanbul, Küçükçekmece, Turkey (Türkiye)